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Kanji in this term
となり
Grade: S
くみ > ぐみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (となり) (tonari, neighbor, neighbour) + (くみ) (kumi, group).

The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(となり)(ぐみ) (tonarigumi

  1. a form of a neighborhood association established by the pre-war Japanese government in 1940

Proper noun

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(となり)(ぐみ) (Tonarigumi

  1. a Shōwa period song, describing the day-to-day activities of such an association:

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tonarigumi
  • Indonesian: rukun tetangga (calque)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN