| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 隣 | となり | neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to) |
| 近隣 | きんりん | neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity |
| 隣国 | りんごく, りんこく | neighbouring country, neighboring country, neighbouring state, neighboring state |
| 隣接 | りんせつ | adjoin, adjacent, related |
| 隣人 | りんじん | neighbour, neighbor, neighbourhood, neighborhood |
| 隣家 | りんか | neighbouring house, neighboring house |
| 善隣 | ぜんりん | good neighbour, good neighbor |
| 隣室 | りんしつ | next or adjoining room |
| 隣近所 | となりきんじょ | neighbors, neighbours, neighborhood, neighbourhood |
| 隣組 | となりぐみ | neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940), neighbourhood association |