What does kanji 隣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 隣 is neighboring.

How is kanji 隣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 隣 are とな.る, となり; the onyomi readings are リン.

What is the main radical of kanji 隣?

The main radical for kanji 隣 is 阜.

What words use kanji 隣?

Example words that use kanji 隣 include 隣り合せ, 隣合う, 隣国, 隣人.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

隣

Meaning

Kanji 隣

neighboring

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とな.るとなり
Onyomi 音読み: リン
Nanori 名乗り: ちか

Variant: 鄰 (Itaiji) , 厸 (Itaiji) , 邻 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1083
Strokes: 16
Radical: 阜
Components: 夕 • 阡 • 米 • 舛
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 憐 • 鄰 • 璘 • 橉 • 撛 • 粦 • 粼

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 71 entries that include this kanji.

隣り合せ

となりあわせ

adjoining each other

隣合う

となりあう

to adjoin each other

隣国

りんこく

neighbouring country

隣人

りんじん

neighbour

隣家

りんか

neighbouring house

隣村

となりむら

neighboring village

隣接

りんせつ

adjacency

隣室

りんしつ

next or adjoining room

隣近所

となりきんじょ

neighbors

隣組

となりぐみ

neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940)

隣席

りんせき

next seat

隣どうし

となりどうし

next-door neighbors

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

隣の家に猫がいる。

There is a cat in the house next door.

彼は隣の席に座った。

He sat in the seat next to me.

隣の部屋から音楽が聞こえる。

I can hear music from the next room.

隣町まで歩いて行った。

I walked to the neighboring town.

うちの隣に小さな公園がある。

There is a small park next to our house.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 11 related entries

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