近所|きんじょkinjo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectiveneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
   彼かれが近所きんじょに越こしてきた。↗

   He moved into my neighborhood.

• Synonym付近ふきんNeutralNeutral term for the area around a given spot, as in 「駅の付近」; it is about location, whereas 「近所」 usually means the area around your home and the neighbours there.
• Synonym近辺きんぺんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the area around a place, as in 「東京近辺」; 「近所」 is the everyday word for your own neighbourhood.
• Synonym近隣きんりんWrittenWritten/formal prose for neighbouring areas or countries, as in 「近隣住民」「近隣諸国」; 「近所」 is everyday speech about your own area.
• Synonym近くちかくNeutralThe most general word for somewhere near, as in 「近くのコンビニ」; it does not specifically mean your neighbourhood or the people in it.
• Synonym界隈かいわいNeutralA district or area around a place, as in 「銀座界隈」; for a scene or community of fans it is also common in casual internet usage.
• SynonymあたりNeutralSame word as the entry above; the 「わたり」 reading is rare, and everyday speech says 「この辺り（あたり）」.
• Synonymその辺そのへんCasualColloquial word for that area or thereabouts, as in 「その辺に置く」; also used loosely for roughly that amount or kind.
• Synonym近傍きんぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a nearby place; in mathematics it is also the topology term 「近傍」.
• Related間近まぢかNeutralNear at hand or just about to happen, as in 「試験が間近だ」; unlike 「近所」 it describes closeness, not a residential area.
• RelatedそばCasualColloquial word for the spot right beside someone or something, as in 「すぐそばにいる」; 「近所」 covers a whole neighbourhood, not the spot at your side.
• Related辺へんWrittenWritten/formal prose, archaic, for the surrounding area, read 「わたり」; the word is normally read 「あたり」.
• Related周辺しゅうへんNeutralThe area surrounding a centre, as in 「駅周辺」; it stresses encircling a central point, while 「近所」 is about where you live.
• Related周囲しゅういNeutralThe surroundings on all sides, or the people around you, as in 「周囲の目」; 「近所」 is simply the nearby area, often around one's home, while 「周囲」 is what encircles a thing.
• Related周りまわりCasualColloquial word for what is around you or the people around you, as in 「周りの人」; broader and more casual than 「近所」.
• Related近接きんせつFormalFormal term for proximity or drawing close, as in 「近接戦闘」; it describes nearness itself, not a residential neighbourhood.
• Related手近てぢかCasualColloquial for close at hand or within easy reach, as in 「手近な材料」; about convenience at hand, not the area where you live.
• Related辺りわたりNeutralSame word as the entry above; the 「わたり」 reading is rare, and everyday speech says 「この辺り（あたり）」.
• Related近間ちかまCasualColloquial and fairly rare word for somewhere very close by, as in 「近間で済ませる」.
• Antonym遠方えんぽうNeutralNeutral antonym of 「近所」: a distant place, as in 「遠方から来る」.
• Antonym遠隔えんかくFormalFormal antonym of 「近所」: remote or long-distance, as in 「遠隔操作」.

For the area around your home and the people living there, 「近所」 is the default. For the area near a given spot use 「付近」 or 「周辺」, for a district 「辺り」 or 「界隈」, and for neighbouring areas in formal prose 「近隣」. 「近く」 is the all-purpose word for anywhere near; 「そば」 is for right at your side, and 「遠方」 for far away.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 近ちかく。近ちかい場所ばしょ。
2. 自宅じたく周辺しゅうへんの家庭かていやそこに住すんでいる家族かぞく。