借地

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 借地, read しゃくち, combines borrowing 借 with land 地 to denote leased land.
• Basic usage: It denotes land used under a lease or the leasehold relationship, as in 借地に倉庫を建てる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • Because the object is land, distinguish it from 借家, which is a rented house; the term and conditions are usually contractual.