隣 側(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)の席(せき)が空(あ)いている。

The seat on the adjacent side is empty.

壁(かべ)の隣側(となりがわ)から音楽(おんがく)が聞(き)こえてくる。

I can hear music from the other side of the wall.

この建物(たてもの)の隣側(となりがわ)に新(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 隣(となり) (next to, adjacent) and 側(がわ) (side). Used to specify position relative to something. The 側(がわ) suffix is productive and attaches to many spatial words.

Common collocations

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

Similar words

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

Related Words

Compare: 向(む)こう側(がわ) (the other side, opposite side)

Compare: 下側(したがわ) (lower side)

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Added 2026.5.3 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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