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.
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.
Literally 'exists next to'. Very common for saying something is next door or right beside.
The post office is adjacent to the bank.
To touch or be in contact with; used for borders, boundaries, or surfaces.
Attributive form meaning 'adjacent'. Used before nouns.
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.
You can walk to the adjacent town.
Means 'neighboring' or 'surrounding'. Slightly formal.
Cooperate with adjacent countries.
Neighboring country. Used in news or formal contexts.
Specifically for rooms that are connected or next to each other.
Describing adjacent angles, sides, etc.
「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.
The library is adjacent to the city hall. (formal)
The convenience store is next to the post office. (casual)
「隣」 implies direct adjacency. For 'nearby' but not adjacent, use 「近く」 (chikaku).
The station is nearby. (not necessarily adjacent)
The two houses are adjacent to each other.
この土地は道路に接している。
This land is adjacent to the road.
隣国との関係が改善した。
Relations with the adjacent country improved.
Measure the length of adjacent sides.