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    3. 隣り合う

    隣り合う

    隣となり​合あう​

    to adjoin each other

    KMT10News #44+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab26 strokes

    隣合う隣りあうとなり合う

    となりあう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to adjoin each other, to sit side by side

    Stroke 0 / 26

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    彼かれと彼かの女じょは隣となり合あって座すわった。

    He and she sat next to each other.

    KMT4Daily Life
    私わたしたちのオフィスは隣となり合あっている。

    Our offices are next to each other.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    隣となり合あう部へ屋やの音おとが聞きこえてくる。

    I can hear sounds from the adjoining room.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    この二ふたつの国くには国こっ境きょうを挟はさんで隣となり合あっている。

    These two countries adjoin each other across the border.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationPolitics & Law
    異ことなる文ぶん化かが隣となり合あう地ち域いきでは、相そう互ご理り解かいが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    In regions where different cultures adjoin, mutual understanding is essential.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    隣
    とな.る・となり…(2)
    neighboring
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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