How to say "Neighbor" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Neighbor" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Neighbor" is "Tonari", written in japanese as "隣り".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '隣り (となり)' means 'neighbor'. This word refers to the person or people who live next to you, or the place that is right next to where you are located. It is commonly used to describe the person or place that is closest or adjacent to something else. For example: My neighbor is very friendly - (私の隣の人は非常に友好的です). The house next door is my neighbor's - (隣の家は私の隣人の家です).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:
The kanji "隣" means "Neighbor" and "Neighbouring" and can be read as "Rin", "Tona" and "Tonari"
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Tonari" mean in japanese?
"Tonari" means "Neighbor" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for neighbor and neighbouring?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Neighbor" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.
