近所（きんじょ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: neighborhood
Example sentences
- 近所のスーパーで毎日買い物をする。 — I shop at the neighborhood supermarket every day.
- 朝、近所の人にあいさつする。 — I greet my neighbors in the morning.
Idioms & proverbs containing “近所”
- 近所合壁 (きんじょがっぺき) — immediate neighborhood; immediate neighbourhood
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