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近所合壁 (きんじょがっぺき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
immediate neighborhood ; next-door neighbors
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) meaning the very close neighborhood or the people living right next door. Often used in contexts emphasizing neighborly relations or proximity.
近きん 所じょ 合がっ 壁ぺき で 助たす け 合あ う こと が 大だい 事じ だ 。
It's important for next-door neighbors to help each other.
Kanji 壁 wall, lining (stomach), fence Similar words 隣となり 近きん 所じょ 隣近所 is a more common, everyday term for 'neighborhood' or 'neighbors', while 近所合壁 is a formal yojijukugo with a similar meaning but a more literary or emphatic feel.
近きん 所じょ 近所 is the standard word for 'neighborhood' or 'vicinity'. 近所合壁 specifically emphasizes the immediate, wall-to-wall proximity of neighbors.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 近所 (neighborhood) and 合壁 (sharing walls), literally meaning 'neighbors whose walls meet'. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a set phrase emphasizing close neighborly proximity.
