隣りん国ごく

also: りんこく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

neighboring country; adjacent country

Refers to a country next to or very near another country, especially one sharing a border or treated as a regional neighbor. Common in news and political contexts.

その国くには二ふたつの隣りん国ごくと国こっ境きょうを接せっしている。
That country shares borders with two neighboring countries.
隣りん国ごくとの関かん係けいが悪あっ化かした。
Relations with the neighboring country worsened.

Written forms

隣国Usage100%
- りんごく
  Standard and high-priority reading and spelling for 'neighboring country'.
- りんこく
  Attested alternate reading; りんごく is the normal reading for learners to use.
りんこく

Kanji

隣neighboring
国country

Similar words

周しゅう辺へん国こく
Means surrounding or nearby countries; they do not necessarily have to share a border, unlike the more direct 隣国.
近きん隣りん国こく
Also means nearby or neighboring countries, often with a slightly broader regional feel than 隣国.
隣となり
Means a neighbor or something next door in general; 隣国 is specifically a country-level compound.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 隣, 'neighboring', and 国, 'country'. The kanji spelling directly reflects the modern meaning.