Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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隣 (16)
リン
となり
Alternate Form 鄰
SIS 
SIS of 粦 combines 炎 flame with 舛 crossing legs → ignis fatuus ("will-o'-the-wisp," a flame or fire that appears in a long and clear chain). Later, 炎 came to be written 米. To 粦 (Type 1 Phonetic) (repeated series), 鄰 adds 邑 village/settlement → lines of dwellings standing in close proximity → neighboring; next to; adjoining. However, 鄰 has been supplanted by 隣, which replaces 邑 with 阜 piled earth.
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