Japanese

You've already learned several ways to describe the relative position of things in Japanese.
	In this lesson we will expand that vocabulary to include <ruby>近tikaく</ruby>, meaning near,
	<ruby>隣tonari</ruby>, meaning next to,
	and <ruby>間aida</ruby>, meaning between.



	To say that A is near or next to B, we use the pattern ＡはＢのＸです,
	with X being <ruby>近tikaく</ruby> or <ruby>隣tonari</ruby> respectively.



	To say that A is between B and C, we use the pattern <ruby>AはBとCの間aidaです</ruby>.



	Below are some example sentences using these words in context.


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Near, Next to, and Between

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	隣となり tonari
Meaning	next to
Part of speech	noun
Pronunciation

That's so. Tokyo is next to Yokohama.	そう　です。　東とう京きょう　は　横よこ浜はま　の　隣となり　です。 sou desu. toukyou ha yokohama no tonari desu.
The new library is next to the bar.	新あたらしい　図と書しょ館かん　は　バー　の　隣となり　です。 atarasii tosyokan ha baa no tonari desu.
The school library is next to the bank.	学がっ校こう図と書しょ館かん　は　銀ぎん行こう　の　隣となり　です。 gakkoutosyokan ha ginkou no tonari desu.

Japanese

tonari

Breakdown of tonari

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Usages of tonari

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