Word Meaning 隣る

となる tonaru

隣る is read as となる (tonaru) and means to neighbor (neighbour).

Meaning

English

to neighbor (neighbour)
to be adjacent to
to be next to
to border

Reading

Kana

となる

Romaji

tonaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 133109 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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隣り合わせる

となりあわせる

to adjoin

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

隣国

りんごく

neighbouring country

隣人

りんじん

neighbour

隣家

りんか

neighbouring house

隣

となり

next (to)

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)