隣
となり
Also written 隣り
Meanings
- の-adjective, Noun next (to); adjoining; adjacent
- Noun, の-adjective house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
Kanji
- 隣 neighbor. Read as となり.
Example sentences
- 君は相撲取りの隣にくるとちっぽけにみえる。
You look tiny next to a sumo wrestler. - 恐縮ですが隣の村への道を教えてくれませんか。
Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village? - 隣の家に泥棒が入ったのを耳にしましたか。
Have you heard that a burglar broke into my neighbor's house? - 海に面した都市で、隣のもっと有名な都市、ドーヴァーからは、海岸を１３キロほど北に寄ったところに位置しています。
It's on the coast about 13 kilometers to the north of its more famous neighbor, Dover. - 火は消防士が到着する前に、隣の建物へ広がってしまった。
The fire had spread to the next building before the firemen came.
Common phrases
Words containing 隣
- 両隣 (りょうどなり) both sides (on the left and right)
- 隣村 (となりむら) neighboring village
- 左隣 (ひだりどなり) neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
And 18 more.