隣となり近きん所じょ

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Meanings

noun

neighbors; neighborhood

Refers to the people living nearby or the immediate residential area. Often used in contexts of community relations, noise, or local gossip.

隣となり近きん所じょに迷めい惑わくをかけてはいけない。
You must not cause trouble for the neighbors.
隣となり近きん所じょの評ひょう判ばんが気きになる。
I'm concerned about what the neighbors think.

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Kanji

隣neighboring
近near, early, akin
所place, extent

Related words

近きん所じょ
近所 is a more general term for 'neighborhood' or 'vicinity', while 隣近所 emphasizes the immediate neighbors and their houses.
隣りん人じん
隣人 is a more formal or literary word for 'neighbor', often used in abstract or legal contexts, whereas 隣近所 is colloquial and concrete.

Built from

隣となり+近きん所じょ

Written forms

隣となり近きん所じょ
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general usage.
隣となり近きん所じょ
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; seen occasionally but less common than 隣近所.

Etymology

Compound of 隣 (となり, 'next door') and 近所 (きんじょ, 'neighborhood'). The combination reinforces the idea of the immediate surrounding area and its residents.