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住居地域 (じゅうきょちいき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

住じゅう居きょ地ち域いき

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Meanings

1

residential area; residential district; residential zone

A designated area primarily for housing, often used in urban planning contexts.

この住じゅう居きょ地ち域いきには高たか

い

建たて

物もの

が

少すく

ない

。

There are few tall buildings in this residential area.

Kanji

住dwell, reside, live
居reside, to be, exist
地ground, earth
域range, region, limits

Related words

住じゅう宅たく地ち
住宅地 is a more common, everyday term for a residential area, while 住居地域 is more formal and often used in zoning or legal contexts.

Opposites

工こう業ぎょう地ち域いきN1
工業地域 is set aside for industrial use, while 住居地域 is a zoning category reserved for housing.

Word family

準じゅん住じゅう居きょ地ち域いき
semi-residential zone; quasi-residential area
田でん園えん住じゅう居きょ地ち域いき
rural dwelling zone

Built from

住じゅう居きょ+地ち域いき

Etymology

Compound of 住居 (dwelling, residence) and 地域 (area, region).