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団地
danchi
Description
団地は、同じような形の建物がたくさん集まって建っている場所です。
A 団地 is a place where many buildings of similar shape are grouped together.
日本では、家族がたくさん住む大きなアパートを団地と言うことが多いです。
In Japan, a large apartment where many families live is often called a 団地.
Meanings
団地danchi
large housing complex; block of apartment buildings
私は子どものころ、団地に住んでいました。
I lived in an apartment complex when I was a child.
団地danchi
planned development of factories or businesses in one area
この工業団地には工場がたくさんあります。
There are many factories in this industrial park.
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Notes
- Etymology
団 (group/cluster) + 地 (land) = land where buildings are grouped together.
- Nuance
often evokes mid-20th-century public housing estates and their nostalgic, communal atmosphere.
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