隣人

りんじん

neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

What does 隣人 mean?

隣人 is a Japanese noun meaning neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood in English. It is written as 隣人 in kanji, りんじん in hiragana, and rinjin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。

Good fences make good neighbors.