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市街化区域 (shigaikakuiki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

市し街がい化か区く域いき

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Meanings

1

urbanization promotion area

A legal term under Japan's City Planning Act; an area designated for priority urban development, contrasted with 市街化調整区域 (urbanization control area).

See also: 市街化調整区域

この土と地ちは市し街がい化

か

区く

域いき

に

指し

定てい

さ

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て

いる

ため

、

住じゅう

宅たく

を

建た

て

やすい

。

Because this land is designated as an urbanization promotion area, it is easy to build a house.

Kanji

市market, city, town
街boulevard, street, town
化change, take the form of, influence
区ward, district
域range, region, limits

Related words

市し街がい化か調ちょう整せい区く域いき
市街化調整区域 is the counterpart where urbanization is restricted; 市街化区域 is the area where development is actively promoted.

Built from

市し街がい化か+区く域いき

Etymology

Compound of 市街化 (urbanization) + 区域 (area, zone). The term is defined in Japan's City Planning Act.