隣家
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
neighboring house; house next door
Refers to the building or household immediately adjacent to one's own. Slightly formal; in casual speech 隣の家 is more common.
We put up a high fence between our house and the neighboring house.
The dog next door barks a lot.
Usage patterns
- 隣家に住むto live in the house next door
The person who lives next door is very kind.
- 隣家から〈物〉が聞こえるfor a sound to be heard coming from the house next door
Music could be heard coming from the neighboring house.
- 隣家で〈事〉が起こるfor an event (e.g. a fire, an argument) to occur at the house next door
A fire broke out at the house next door.