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近所 (きんじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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A new supermarket opened in the neighborhood.
I greet the people in the neighborhood.
Usage patterns 近きん 所じょ の 〈 人ひと 〉 a person who lives nearby; a neighbor
近きん 所じょ に 住す む to live in the neighborhood (of a place)
He lives in my neighborhood.
近きん 所じょ で 〈 物もの 〉 を 買か う to buy something in the local area
I bought vegetables in the neighborhood.
近所きんじょ を 散歩さんぽ する to take a walk around the neighborhood
I take a walk around the neighborhood every morning.
近きん 所じょ に 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 がある there is a ~ nearby (in the neighborhood)
There's a park in the neighborhood.
Related words· 13 近く is a general word for 'near' or 'nearby' that can be used adverbially, while 近所 specifically means the neighborhood or local community around a place.
隣 means 'next door' or immediately adjacent, whereas 近所 covers the wider surrounding area, not just the adjoining spot.
近辺 conveys the same idea of 'vicinity' as 近所 but sounds more formal or written, often used in official or descriptive contexts.
近所 specifically means the area right around one's home, while 辺り is a broader, more general term for any vicinity.
Show 9 more 近所 is the everyday word for the area right around a place (like your own house), while 界隈 is slightly more formal and often refers to a wider, livelier district.
近所 is the everyday, casual word for one's immediate neighborhood, while 近隣 is more formal and often covers a broader surrounding area or official context.
近所 usually refers to one's own immediate neighborhood or personal surroundings, while 付近 is a neutral term for the area around any given point.
Don't confuse with 近況 (きんきょう) means 'recent situation/how one has been doing' and is easily confused by sound with 近所 (きんじょ), which means 'neighborhood.'
近頃 (recently) and 近所 (neighborhood) share the kanji 近 but refer to time and place respectively, so learners sometimes confuse them.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 近, 'near,' and 所, 'place'; the spelling transparently matches the meaning 'nearby place' or 'neighborhood.'
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近所 refers to the neighborhood or vicinity itself, while 隣人 specifically means the people who live nearby.
近所 is a general term for the neighborhood or vicinity around one's home, while 町内 specifically refers to a designated block within a town, often with administrative or community connotations.
近所 refers to the surrounding neighborhood or area in general, whereas 隣家 points to the single house directly next to one's own.
近所 refers concretely to one's neighborhood or nearby houses, while この辺 is a vaguer way to point at 'this area'.
近所 specifically means one's neighborhood or nearby houses, while 周り is broader and can mean any surrounding area or people.
近所 refers specifically to the neighborhood right around one's home, while 辺 is a vaguer, more general term for an area.
neighborhood nuisance; public nuisance
neighborhood dispute; neighbor trouble
