noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
land acquisition; buying up plots of land
Often refers to the practice of buying small adjacent plots to assemble a larger development site, sometimes with a negative connotation of aggressive or speculative land buying (land sharking).
駅前の再開発のために、不動産業者が地上げを進めている。
Real estate agents are buying up land for the redevelopment in front of the station.
地上げ屋がこの地域で土地を買い集めている。
Land sharks are buying up plots in this area.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
raising the ground level; land filling
Refers to physically raising the ground level, typically by adding soil or fill. Less common than the land-acquisition sense.
洪水対策として、この地域では地上げ工事が行われた。
Ground-raising work was carried out in this area as a flood countermeasure.