隣組 となりぐみ tonarigumi #27,489 Meanings noun, historical tonarigumi; small-scale neighborhood associations established during WWII for fire fighting, policing, etc. Its kanji 隣 リン · とな.る、となり neighboring 組 ソ · く.む、くみ、-ぐみ association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple