向こう三軒両隣

向むこう三さん軒げん両りょう隣どなり

Meanings

Noun

1. one's nearest neighbors; houses in one's immediate neighborhood; the three houses across the street and the two houses on either side of one's house

Kanji used

向direction 三three 軒counter for houses 両both 隣neighbor

Composed of

向むこう

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad); …

Noun

三さん

three; 3

Numeric

軒けん

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

Suffix

両りょう隣どなり

both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

Noun