向こう三軒両隣

むこうさんげんりょうどなり

Meanings

1. Noun one's nearest neighbors; houses in one's immediate neighborhood (literally: the three houses across the street and the two houses on either side of one's house)

Kanji

• 向 toward. Read as むこう.
• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 軒 eaves. Read as ケン.
• 両 both. Read as リョウ.
• 隣 neighbor. Read as となり.

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