用地
Meanings
1
site; land for a specific use
Refers to a plot of land designated or used for a particular purpose, such as construction, development, or facilities. Often appears in compounds like 建設用地 (construction site) or 駐車場用地 (parking lot site).
The city is looking for a site for a new school.
This land is for sale as a commercial site.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉用地を確保するto secure land for a (specific) use
The city secured land for a new park.
- 用地を買収するto buy up land (for development)
The company bought up land for a factory.
- 〈場所〉を用地に指定するto designate an area as land for a specific use
This whole area has been designated as commercial land.
- 用地として提供するto offer/provide (land) for a specific use
A local farmer provided the land for use as a school site.