# 隣 — Neighbor

Frequency rank 931 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 欠 (Lack), less common than 批 (Criticism).

- On’yomi: りん
- Kun’yomi: となり
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A building on the left with rice on the right — the building next door where you borrow rice from your neighbor.

In words:

- 隣 となり — next door to

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