Meaning

Primary

Neighborhood

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The place you live near is your neighborhood!

Reading

きんじょ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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

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

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