隣る となる Meanings Godan verb, Intransitive to neighbor (neighbour); to be adjacent to; to be next to; to border See also: 隣 (となり). Kanji 隣 neighbor. Read as となる. Words containing 隣る 隣り合う (となりあう) to adjoin each other 隣り合わせ (となりあわせ) adjoining each other 隣り合わせる (となりあわせる) to adjoin Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists