隣家(りんか)

りんか
noun
neighboring house; house next door
formalbuildingplace
1. neighboring house; the house next door
The house next to one's own. A written word; in speech people say 隣(となり)の家(いえ) or just お隣(となり).
隣家(りんか)から出火(しゅっか)した。
A fire broke out in the house next door.
隣家(りんか)の庭(にわ)の木(き)が塀(へい)を越(こ)えて伸(の)びてきた。
A tree in the neighbors' garden has grown over the wall.
火事(かじ)は隣家(りんか)にも燃(も)え移(うつ)ったが、幸(さいわ)いけが人(にん)は出(で)なかった。
The fire spread to the house next door as well, but luckily no one was hurt.

Usage

Typical of news reports (fires, disputes, accidents) and formal writing. Everyday speech uses 隣(となり)の家(いえ) or お隣(となり)さん (the people next door).

Common collocations

  • 隣家(りんか)に燃(も)え移(うつ)る: (a fire) to spread to the house next door
  • 隣家(りんか)の住人(じゅうにん): the people living next door
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Added 2026.10.12 10:57 · Revised 2026.10.12 10:59
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