also: こうち
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land
Refers to land that is barren, uncultivated, or left to ruin, often with a nuance of desolation.
The area became a wasteland because of the war.
They reclaimed the wasteland and turned it into a field.
荒れ地 is uncultivated, neglected wasteland, the direct opposite of 耕地, which is land actively farmed.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading あれち.
Rare reading こうち for the same kanji spelling; learners should default to あれち.
Alternate spelling using okurigana, also read as あれち.
Compound of 荒れる (areru, 'to become rough, wild') + 地 (chi, 'land'). The reading こうち is an older Sino-Japanese reading of the same kanji.