Japanese word

隣接

Pronunciation

Romajirinsetsu

Meaning

  • nounadjacency

Example

この土地は学校に隣接しています。ko no to chi wa gak kō ni rin setsu shi te i ma su

This land is adjacent to the school.

Illustration for 隣接 (adjacency)

More examples

隣接地域の住民も、この施設を利用できます。rin setsu chi iki no jū min mo ko no shi setsu o ri yō de ki ma su

Residents of the neighboring area can also use this facility.

Core concept

隣接 (rinsetsu) describes things positioned directly beside each other so that one borders the other.

Common phrases

  • 学校に隣接gak kō ni rin setsu

    adjacent to a school

  • 道路に隣接dō ro ni rin setsu

    adjacent to a road

  • 隣接地域rin setsu chi iki

    neighboring area

Similar words

隣tonari: A place or thing located next to another place or thing.
近接kinsetsu: The state of being situated near something without necessarily touching or bordering it.

Definition in Japanese

物や場所などが互いに隣り合い、境を接していること。mono ya ba sho na do ga taga i ni tona ri a i sakai o ses shi te i ru ko to

Word origin

隣接 (rinsetsu) combines 隣 (rin, "neighboring") and 接 (setsu, "touch or adjoin"), expressing the relation of things that meet at their sides.

Usage tips

  • 隣接 (rinsetsu) appears in formal descriptions of roads, buildings, and plots of land, whereas everyday conversation more often uses 隣 (tonari) for something next door.

Opposites

Related words

  • 隣接性rinsetsuseiadjacencynoun
  • 隣接するrinsetsusurube adjacentverb

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