Word Meaning 隣り合わせ

となりあわせ tonariawase

隣り合わせ is read as となりあわせ (tonariawase) and means adjoining each other.

Meaning

English

  1. adjoining each other

Reading

Kana

となりあわせ

Romaji

tonariawase

Writing Variants

  • 隣合わせ となりあわせ tonariawase

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 893 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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隣り合う

となりあう

to adjoin each other

隣付き合い

となりづきあい

neighborly relations

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)