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隣
隣 means "next to" or "neighboring." It refers to something of the same category being adjacent, like a person next to a person or a house next to a house. Use そば for things generally beside each other.
Examples in context
銀行は郵便局の隣です。
The bank is next to the post office.
私の隣に座ってください。
Please sit next to me.
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