Translation guide
How to express that something is next to, adjoining, or neighboring something else in Japanese.
Describing that one thing is directly beside another, touching or very close.
Formal and precise. Used for buildings, rooms, land, etc. that are directly adjacent.
私の家は公園に隣接しています。
My house is adjacent to the park.
To be next to each other, often for two things of the same kind. Common in everyday speech.
二つの家が隣り合っている。
The two houses are adjacent to each other.
Literally 'exists next to'. Very common for saying something is next door or right beside.
郵便局は銀行の隣にあります。
The post office is adjacent to the bank.
To touch or be in contact with; used for borders, boundaries, or surfaces.
この土地は道路に接している。
This land is adjacent to the road.
Attributive form meaning 'adjacent'. Used before nouns.
隣接した部屋から音が聞こえる。
I can hear sounds from the adjacent room.
Describing areas, towns, or countries that are next to each other.
Means 'next' or 'neighboring'. Very common for rooms, houses, towns, etc.
隣の町まで歩いて行ける。
You can walk to the adjacent town.
Means 'neighboring' or 'surrounding'. Slightly formal.
近隣の国々と協力する。
Cooperate with adjacent countries.
Neighboring country. Used in news or formal contexts.
Specifically for rooms that are connected or next to each other.
Adjoining rooms, often with a connecting door. Common in hotels or houses.
続き部屋を予約した。
We booked adjacent rooms.
The next room, the room adjacent. Very common.
隣の部屋に誰かいますか？
Is someone in the adjacent room?
Describing adjacent angles, sides, etc.
Used in math for adjacent angles, vertices, etc.
隣接する二つの角の和は180度です。
The sum of two adjacent angles is 180 degrees.
Also used in math contexts, slightly less formal.
隣り合う辺の長さを測る。
Measure the length of adjacent sides.
「隣接する」 is formal and often used for buildings or land. 「隣にある」 is casual and used for everyday objects or places.
図書館は市役所に隣接している。
The library is adjacent to the city hall. (formal)
コンビニは郵便局の隣にある。
The convenience store is next to the post office. (casual)
「隣」 implies direct adjacency. For 'nearby' but not adjacent, use 「近く」 (chikaku).
駅は近くにあります。
The station is nearby. (not necessarily adjacent)
隣国との関係が改善した。
Relations with the adjacent country improved.