Meaning

Primary

Neighboring Country

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A neighbor country is a neighboring country. For us, our 隣国 in America are those sneaky Canadians... always waiting to strike, I can tell...

Reading

りんごく
  • 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. Watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

どうして隣国の肩を持つのさ?日本人じゃないの?

Why are you taking sides with the neighboring country? Aren’t you Japanese?

Kanji Composition