Japanese symbol for “neighbours”
隣近所
となりきんじょ
Romaji: tonarikinjo
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
In Japanese, neighbours is 隣近所, read となりきんじょ (tonarikinjo).
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Meanings
- n neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
Written forms: 隣近所、隣り近所、となり近所. Readings: となりきんじょ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “neighbours”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隣保 | りんぽ rinpo | neighbouring house; neighboring house; neighbors |
| 近隣住民 | きんりんじゅうみん kinrinjuumin | local residents; neighbours; neighbors |
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 |
| 最近 | さいきん saikin | recently; lately; these days |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
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.