noun
mixed residential quarter
Refers to an area where residential and commercial or other uses are intermingled, often in an unplanned way. Used in urban planning and real estate contexts.
この地域は雑居地に指定されている。
This area is designated as a mixed residential quarter.
雑居地では、住宅と小さな商店が混在している。
In a mixed residential quarter, houses and small shops are intermingled.
商業地 is a commercial district, whereas 雑居地 is characterized by the mixture of residential and commercial buildings.
Compound of 雑居 (ざっきょ, 'mixed living') and 地 (ち, 'land/area').