隣国

• 読み: りんごく
• ローマ字: ringoku
• 漢字の分解: 隣 (rin) — neighbouring, adjacent; 国 (goku) — country
• 発音: /ɾiɴ.ɡo.kɯ/

意味

Neighbouring country; adjacent country. A nation that shares a border or is geographically close.

A noun used in political, diplomatic, and geographic contexts. For Japan, this typically refers to countries like South Korea, China, and Russia. Common in news about international relations: 隣国との関係 (relations with neighbouring countries). More formal than 隣の国, which is conversational.

例文

1. 隣国との外交関係が改善の兆しを見せている。
2. 文化交流を通じて隣国との理解を深めたい。
3. 地震の被害に対して隣国から支援が届いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, diplomacy, news, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 隣 (rin, neighbouring/adjacent) + 国 (goku/koku, country). Literally 'adjacent country,' a straightforward compound used in diplomatic and geographic discourse.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal