Japanese symbol for “neighbouring”
隣接した
りんせつした
Romaji: rinsetsushita
adjoining; neighboring; neighbouring; adjacent
In Japanese, neighbouring is 隣接した, read りんせつした (rinsetsushita).
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Meanings
- adj-f adjoining; neighboring; neighbouring; adjacent
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
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.