隣り合わせ

となりあわせ

Also written 隣合わせ

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun adjoining each other; next to each other
2. being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

Kanji

• 隣 neighbor. Read as となり.
• 合 fit. Read as あわせる.

Example sentences

• 彼らの農場は隣り合わせになっている。
  Their farms adjoin.

Common phrases

• 隣り合わせになる
• 隣り合わせにある

Words containing 隣り合わせ

• 隣り合わせる (となりあわせる) to adjoin

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