となり
Alternative writings: 隣り,
JLPT:N5
Frequency:
1

Next to; adjoining; adjacent — located immediately beside something.

Noun Taking 'の'Noun

Examples

隣の部屋から音楽が聞こえる。

I can hear music from the next room.

駅の隣に新しいビルが建った。

A new building was built next to the station.

机の隣に座ってください。

Please sit next to the desk.

2

The house next door; a next-door neighbor (the person or household living adjacent).

NounNoun Taking 'の'

Examples

隣の家の人が引っ越してきた。

Someone moved into the house next door.

隣のおばさんはよく野菜をくれる。

The neighbor next door often gives me vegetables.

隣同士で夏祭りに行った。

We, as next-door neighbors, went to the summer festival together.