Memory phrase for the Kanji: 隣

隣

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Meaning neighbor, the next door

Pronunciation

RIN
tonari

Explanation

Left: hill 阝, right: rice 米, 舛 (two var. of foot 夕/止, as used at: to dance 舞)

Mnemonic
 
At the hill they have their rice but different feet: The neighbors.

Radicals

阝 hillThe radical kozato shows a hill. 阝 and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato ⻏ is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.)
米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾
舛 variation of footsThe radical maiashi shows two variants of foot 夕/止 with the meaning "standing opposed"
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 Vocabulary

隣 となり  next to, next door to

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