隣
隣 — Neighboring
neighboring
On’yomiリン (rin)
Kun’yomiとなる (tonaru)
Kun’yomiとなり (tonari)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 隣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隣 | となり tonari | next (to); adjoining; adjacent |
| 近隣 | きんりん kinrin | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 隣国 | りんごく ringoku | neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country |
| 隣接 | りんせつ rinsetsu | adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined |
| 隣人 | りんじん rinjin | neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood |
| 隣家 | りんか rinka | neighbouring house; neighboring house |
Study notes
隣 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1083 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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