隣組
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 隣 | 組 |
| となり Grade: S |
くみ > ぐみ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 隣 (tonari, “neighbor, neighbour”) + 組 (kumi, “group”).
The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
隣組 • (tonarigumi)
- a form of a neighborhood association established by the pre-war Japanese government in 1940
Proper noun
隣組 • (Tonarigumi)
- a Shōwa period song, describing the day-to-day activities of such an association:
- 1940, “Tonari Gumi”, Okamoto Ippei (lyrics), Nobuo Iida (music), performed by Tamaki Tokuyama:
Descendants
- → Indonesian: tonarigumi
- → Indonesian: rukun tetangga (calque)