JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 隣: "neighboring"
The kanji 隣 means "neighboring". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リン in on'yomi and とな.る, となり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とな.るとなり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | neighboring |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1083 of 2,501 |
Common words with 隣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 隣next (to); adjoining; adjacent · house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
- 隣国neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
- 近隣neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- 隣接adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
- 隣人neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
- 隣室next or adjoining room
- 隣町neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
- 右隣neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
- お隣さん(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
- 隣同士next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
- 隣り合うto adjoin each other; to sit side by side
- 左隣neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
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