bare ground; denuded land; barren area
Ecological term for land with little or no vegetation, often due to natural processes or human activity.
After deforestation, the area turned into bare ground.
裸地では土壌侵食が進みやすい。
Soil erosion tends to progress easily on denuded land.
Compound of 裸 (ra, 'naked') and 地 (chi, 'land'), literally 'naked land'. The reading らち is a standard on'yomi combination.