noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
immediately adjacent; right next to
Describes something being directly next to another thing, with no space in between. Often used with の to modify a noun.
His house is right next to mine.
Who is the person sitting in the seat immediately next to me?
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common.
Compound of 真 (ま, 'true, just') and 隣 (となり, 'next door'), emphasizing direct adjacency.