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隣り合う (となりあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
adjoin each other ; be next to each other ; sit side by side
Describes two or more things or people being adjacent, often with a nuance of facing or lining up together. Commonly used for buildings, rooms, or people sitting next to each other.
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We sat side by side in the classroom.
Written forms 隣とな り 合あ う Usage 63%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana り; the most common written form.
隣とな りあう Usage 17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard spelling.
となり 合あ う Usage 11%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard spelling.
隣となり 合あ う Usage 9%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; seen but less common than 隣り合う.
となりあう Usage 1%
Similar words 隣りん 接せつ する More formal and often used for geographical or architectural adjacency; 隣り合う is more everyday and can imply a closer, facing arrangement.
並なら ぶ Means 'to line up' or 'to stand in a row'; 隣り合う emphasizes being next to each other rather than the act of lining up.
Etymology Compound of 隣り (となり, 'neighbor, next') + 合う (あう, 'to meet, to do mutually'). The combination yields the meaning 'to be next to each other'.
