向三軒両隣

Japanese
Kanji in this term
向 三 軒 両 隣
む(こう)
Grade: 3		 さん
Grade: 1		 けん > げん
Grade: S		 りょう
Grade: 3		 となり > どなり
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi kan’on on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
向三軒兩隣 (kyūjitai)
向こう三軒両隣

Etymology

Compound of 向(む)こう (mukō, “over there”) + 三(さん)軒(げん) (sangen, “three houses”) + 両(りょう)隣(どなり) (ryōdonari, “both sides”). Literally, “the three houses in front of yours, and the two houses on both sides”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝko̞ːsã̠ŋɡẽ̞n ɾʲo̞ːdo̞na̠ɾʲi]

Noun

向(むこう)三(さん)軒(げん)両(りょう)隣(どなり) • (mukōsangen ryōdonari) ←むかふさんげんりやうどなり (mukafusangen ryaudonari)?

  1. neighbors who you socialize familiarly with on a daily basis
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