となり

Next to, next door

N5noun·tonari

How to remember it

隣 is the immediate neighbor — the person or thing right beside you.

Example sentences

  • 隣に誰がいますか。

    となりにだれがいますか。

    Who is next to you?

  • 隣の部屋は静かです。

    となりのへやはしずかです。

    The next room is quiet.

Usage

Implies immediate adjacency; use 〜の隣に for 'next to.'

Related words

近く隣人

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