1.
nearest; closest (especially of a station, store, or facility)
The one geographically closest to a given location, usually one's home, workplace, or current spot. Almost always used attributively before a noun, especially 駅 (station).
最寄りの駅はどこですか。
What's the nearest station?
最寄りのコンビニまで歩いて五分です。
It's a five-minute walk to the nearest convenience store.
詳しくは最寄りの窓口までお問い合わせください。
For details, please contact your nearest service counter.
Almost exclusively used attributively, in the pattern 最寄りの + noun. Note the irregular reading もより (not さいき or さいよ). One of the most useful directions/location words for daily life in Japan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 最寄りの駅: nearest station
- 最寄りのコンビニ: nearest convenience store
- 最寄りの店舗: nearest store/branch
- 最寄りの交番: nearest police box
- 最寄り駅: home station; nearest station (as a noun compound)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 一番近い: the closest — more conversational, can describe distance generally
- 近くの: nearby — looser; doesn't specifically mean the nearest one