隣

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隣, read となり, refers to the place, house, or person next to another.
• Basic usage: Use it for sitting beside someone or referring to the house next door.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Location and noun links
  • The example 私の隣に marks where someone sits.
  • The example 隣の家 identifies which house.
• Nearby and next door
  • 近く broadly means nearby, while 隣 focuses on an adjacent place or neighboring relationship.