16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

neighboring

Kun'yomi
  • to neighbor (neighbor)
  • next (to) ②house next door
On'yomi
  • リン
Nanori
  • ちか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

となり 84.8%
リン 11.0%
とな 4.2%

Character Breakdown

neighboring
となり リン とな.る (7th, N1)
phosphorus
リン
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

next (to) ②house next door
neighboring town
to neighbor (neighbor)
next-door neighbors
neighbor to the left (person, building, etc.)
neighbor to the right (person, building, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 96A3
JIS X 0208 1-46-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5023
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6484
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 781
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 961
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 538
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 700
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1311
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1408
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1002
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2443
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1040
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41847
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1915
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 809
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 828
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1882
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1862
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 980
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 752
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1320
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d13.1
Four corner code 7925.9
De Roo Code 3655