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How to say 'Residential area' in Japanese | 住宅地

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The Japanese word for Residential area is 'Juutakuchi', written as 住宅地 in Japanese.'Residential area' in hiragana is じゅうたくち.

    Meaning

    Residential area

    Reading

    じゅうたくち

    juutakuchi

    Kanji

    Live House Ground

    Explanation

    TheJapanese noun'住宅地(じゅうたくち)'means'residentialarea'.Itreferstoanareaorzonewherehousingpredominates,typicallycharacterizedbyhomes,apartments,andrelatedresidentialstructures.Thiswordisoftenusedinurbanplanning,realestate,anddailyconversationstodescribepartsofacityortownthatareprimarilyforlivingpurposes.Forexample:Iliveinaquietresidentialarea「私は静かな住宅地に住んでいます」(わたしはしずかなじゅうたくちにすんでいます).Thisareaisdevelopingintoanewresidentialarea「この地域は新しい住宅地に発展しています」(このちいきはあたらしいじゅうたくちにはってんしています).Notethat'住宅地'iscommonlyusedincontrasttocommercialorindustrialareas.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3980

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 住宅地

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Live

  • kanji

    Meaning

    House

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ground

Words Related to 住宅地 Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 住 as well.

  • word

    住む

    Meaning

    Live

  • word

    住宅

    Meaning

    Housing

  • word

    住民

    Meaning

    Resident

  • word

    住所

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    住居

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    居住

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    衣食住

    Meaning

    Necessities

  • word

    住まい

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    移住

    Meaning

    Migration

  • word

    在住

    Meaning

    Residence

Words Related to 住宅地 Through the Kanji

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 宅 as well.

  • word

    住宅

    Meaning

    Housing

  • word

    お宅

    Meaning

    Home, Otaku

  • word

    自宅

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    帰宅

    Meaning

    Returning home

  • word

    在宅

    Meaning

    Home

Words Related to 住宅地 Through the Kanji

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地域

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    土地

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    地位

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    地元

    Meaning

    Hometown

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    地区

    Meaning

    District

  • word

    各地

    Meaning

    Regions

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    地図

    Meaning

    Map

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地震

    Meaning

    Earthquake

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    地獄

    Meaning

    Hell

  • word

    基地

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地帯

    Meaning

    Zone

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    敷地

    Meaning

    Grounds

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    地下道

    Meaning

    Underground

  • word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

  • word

    意地

    Meaning

    Stubbornness, Disposition

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    遊園地

    Meaning

    Amusement park

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    団地

    Meaning

    Complex, Housing

  • word

    墓地

    Meaning

    Cemetery

  • word

    盆地

    Meaning

    Basin

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