# 隣 — neighbouring; next door

隣 means “neighbouring; next door”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: リン (rin). Kun'yomi: となり (tonari). You'll see it in words such as 隣 (tonari, “next; adjoining”).

- Meaning: neighbouring; next door
- On'yomi: リン (rin)
- Kun'yomi: となり (tonari)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 隣

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 米 rice · 舛 feet apart

## Words with 隣

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 隣 | となり (tonari) | next; adjoining |

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[臨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-out-over/) · [拠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foothold/) · [端](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/edge/) · [隣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/neighbouring/) · [沿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/run-along/) · [距](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/distance/)

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