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隣 = 阝 + 米 + 舛

隣 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “neighboring”. It is built from 阝 (pinnacle), 米 (rice) and 舛 (oppose). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1408.

Keyword
neighboring
RTK frame
1408
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とな.る, となり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
соседний
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
隣 neighbor

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 阝 pinnacle
  2. 米 rice
  3. 舛 oppose

How to find 隣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pinnacle” + “rice” + “oppose”. 隣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 隣 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.