noun
neighborly friendship; good-neighborly relations
A formal yojijukugo used in diplomatic or community contexts to describe friendly relations between neighboring countries or communities.
両国は善隣友好の精神で条約を結んだ。
The two countries concluded a treaty in the spirit of good-neighborly friendship.
地域の善隣友好を深めるために交流イベントが開かれた。
An exchange event was held to deepen neighborly friendship in the region.
A yojijukugo composed of 善 (good), 隣 (neighbor), 友 (friend), and 好 (good/fond). The phrase is a Sino-Japanese compound expressing the ideal of amicable relations with neighboring countries or communities.