Translation guide
Describes things that are next to or connected to each other, often sharing a boundary. In Japanese, this is expressed with verbs, adjectives, or nouns that indicate physical adjacency or connection.
To describe rooms, buildings, land, or spaces that are directly adjacent and connected.
The most common and neutral way to say 'adjoining' for buildings, land, or areas. Used in both spoken and written Japanese.
隣接する部屋から音が聞こえる。
I can hear sounds from the adjoining room.
This land adjoins the park.
Emphasizes being next to each other, often for rooms or houses. Slightly more casual than 隣接する.
隣り合った家同士で助け合う。
Adjoining houses help each other out.
Means 'to touch' or 'to adjoin'. Often used for land or areas that share a border.
私の家は線路に接している。
My house adjoins the railway tracks.
Simply means 'next' or 'neighboring'. Very common in everyday speech for rooms, seats, etc.
隣の部屋は空いていますか？
Is the adjoining room available?
To describe parts of a building or structure that are physically joined.
Used for rooms that are connected, like an adjoining room without a separate entrance. Often in real estate.
続きの和室があります。
There is an adjoining Japanese-style room.
Means 'linked' or 'coupled'. Used for train cars, buildings, or mechanical parts that are physically connected.
連結した車両に移動する。
Move to the adjoining train car.
To describe items that are next to each other in a list, row, or sequence.
Also used for non-physical adjacency, like cells in a spreadsheet or seats in a row.
隣接するセルを結合する。
Merge adjoining cells.
Simple and common for 'next' in a sequence.
隣の席に座る。
Sit in the adjoining seat.