(となりがわ)

となりがわ
noun
the side next to; the neighboring side; adjacent side
1. the side next to; the neighboring side; adjacent side
The side or area immediately next to something or someone. Used when specifying which side of an object, building, or space you are referring to.
隣側(となりがわ)(せき)()いている。
The seat on the adjacent side is empty.
(かべ)隣側(となりがわ)から音楽(おんがく)()こえてくる。
I can hear music from the other side of the wall.
この建物(たてもの)隣側(となりがわ)(あたら)しいカフェがオープンする予定(よてい)だ。
A new café is scheduled to open on the side next to this building.

Formed from (となり) (next to, adjacent) and (がわ) (side). Used to specify position relative to something. The (がわ) suffix is productive and attaches to many spatial words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 隣側(となりがわ)部屋(へや): the room on the adjacent side
  • 隣側(となりがわ)(すわ)る: to sit on the neighboring side
  • 隣側(となりがわ)から: from the neighboring side

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ()こう(がわ): the other side, opposite side — across from the speaker, not adjacent
  • 下側(したがわ): lower side — same (がわ) pattern with a vertical direction
  • (となり): next to — the base word without the (がわ) specification