territorial relationship; regional bond
Refers to social ties based on shared locality, such as neighborhood or hometown connections. Often contrasted with 血縁 (blood ties).
Communities based on regional ties are weakening in urban areas.
I want to value not only blood ties but also local bonds.
territorial group; community based on shared locality
Compound of 地 (chi, 'land, ground') and 縁 (en, 'connection, bond'). The term is a modern sociological concept, likely coined in the Meiji or Taisho period to describe community ties based on locality.