Japanese symbol for “adjoining”
隣
となり
Romaji: tonari
next (to); adjoining; adjacent
In Japanese, adjoining is 隣, read となり (tonari).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n next (to); adjoining; adjacent
- adj-no, n house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
Written forms: 隣、隣り、鄰. Readings: となり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adjoining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地続き | じつづき jitsuzuki | contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent |
| 隣接した | りんせつした rinsetsushita | adjoining; neighboring; neighbouring |
| 行け行け | いけいけ ikeike | adjoining (rooms) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隣人 | りんじん rinjin | neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood |
| 近隣 | きんりん kinrin | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 隣接 | りんせつ rinsetsu | adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined |
| 隣家 | りんか rinka | neighbouring house; neighboring house |
| 隣国 | りんごく ringoku | neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country |
| 隣室 | りんしつ rinshitsu | next or adjoining room |
See also: Chinese symbol for “adjoining”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.