隣接|りんせつrinsetsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbadjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
    その二ふたつの村むらは隣接りんせつしている。↗
    The two villages adjoin each other.
Conjugation
Dictionary form隣接する(りんせつする)
Polite (masu)隣接します(りんせつします)
Negative (nai)隣接しない(りんせつしない)
polite (masen)隣接しません(りんせつしません)
classical zu / nu隣接せず・隣接せぬ(りんせつせず・りんせつせぬ)
Past (ta)隣接した(りんせつした)
polite (mashita)隣接しました(りんせつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)隣接しなかった(りんせつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)隣接しませんでした(りんせつしませんでした)
Te form隣接して(りんせつして)
Potential隣接できる(りんせつできる)
Passive隣接される(りんせつされる)
Causative隣接させる(りんせつさせる)
Causative passive隣接させられる(りんせつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)隣接すれば(りんせつすれば)
tara隣接したら(りんせつしたら)
Volitional隣接しよう(りんせつしよう)
polite (mashou)隣接しましょう(りんせつしましょう)
Imperative隣接しろ(りんせつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym隣り合うとなりあうNeutralVerb for things sitting or lying next to each other, as in 「隣り合う席」; 「隣接」 is a written noun that leans toward adjacent land and buildings.
  • Synonym隣り合わせるとなりあわせるNeutralVerb for putting two things side by side so they touch; its noun form 「隣り合わせ」 is common, as in 「隣り合わせに座る」.
  • Synonym境を接するWrittenWritten idiom for countries or regions whose borders touch; 「隣接」 is broader and not limited to boundaries.
  • Antonym隔離かくりWrittenWritten word for isolation or quarantine; it is the opposite of 「隣接」 in keeping things apart rather than in contact.
  • Antonym遠隔えんかくWrittenWritten word for being far apart in distance, as in 「遠隔操作」; it opposes 「隣接」 in terms of distance.

Use 「隣接」 for adjacent land or buildings, as in 「駅に隣接するビル」. For the verb, say 「隣り合う」; for countries sharing a border, 「境を接する」. The opposites are 「隔離」 (isolation) and 「遠隔」 (remote).

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 隣り合となりあわせになっていること。
  2. 取り扱とりあつかう範囲はんいが非常ひじょうに近ちかいこと。
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