Japanese Meaning of 隣 (tonari) | JLPT N5

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Japanese Vocabulary: 隣

Meaning: next to , by side

1 The thing immediately adjacent to something else in a row.

2 Particularly, the houses on both sides

Examples:

  1. 私の隣人は面白い人です My neighbors are amusing.  
  2. 銀行は、本屋の隣です。 The bank is next to a bookstore.  
  3. 隣の家が火事で燃えた。 The house next door burned down in a fire.  
  4. 隣の家には犬がいます。 They have a dog next door.  
  5. その国は隣国に侵略された That country was invaded by its neighbor.  
  6. 私は隣の村から来ました。 I come from the next village.  
  7. 隣に木造の家が建ったね。 They have built a wooden house next door.  
  8. 隣の家はいつも騒々しい。 The house next door is always noisy.  
  9. 隣の家は鶏を飼っている。 My neighbor keeps chickens.  
  10. 隣の部屋がうるさいです。 The room next door is really noisy.  
  11. ここは隣の市との境界です。 This is the border with the neighboring city.

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