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近所

Neighborhood


Meaning

Neighborhood

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The place you live near is your neighborhood!


Reading

きんじょ

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own as long as you remember the rendaku on しょ making it じょ.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ご近所づきあい

    neighborly relations

    ご近所さん

    neighbor

    ご近所のネコ

    neighborhood cat

  • 近所に住む

    to live in the neighborhood

    近所にある

    to be in the neighborhood

    近所にできる

    to be built in the neighborhood

  • 近所の人

    a neighbor

    近所のスーパー

    neighborhood supermarket

    近所の家

    home in the neighborhood

Context Sentences

近所にコインランドリーがある。

There is a coin laundry in the neighborhood.

あの女の子たちは、近所の小学生です。

Those girls over there are the neighborhood's elementary school students.

近所の友人にミソをもらいに行きました。

I went to get some miso from a friend in the neighborhood.

近所の犬が、私の戸口に向かって「ワン!」と大きな声で言うんです。

The neighbor's dog says "Woof!" towards my entrance door.


Kanji Composition