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Kanji Detail for 内 - "inside, during"

内

  • Meaning

    内 means "inside, during." Also associated with palace.

    1. Inside - Within; interior; inner part.

    2. During - Within a period of time.

    3. Palace - The imperial court.

    4. Home - Household; wife; family members.

    5. To enter - To put inside; to include.

    6. Private - Secretly; intimately.

    7. To cherish - To value; to treasure.

  • Words using 内

    • 内容 ないよう Listen contents; content; substance
    • 内閣 ないかく Listen cabinet (of a government); ministry
    • 国内 こくない Listen within the country; inside the county; domestic
    • 市内 しない Listen in the city; within the city
    • 都内 とない Listen within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
    • 以内 いない Listen within; inside of; less than
    • 党内 とうない Listen party-internal; within the party
    • 内部 ないぶ Listen interior; inside; internal

  • Four-character idioms with 内

    • 内憂外患 ないゆうがいかん Listen troubles both at home and abroad
    • 内剛外柔 ないごうがいじゅう Listen gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
    • 内政干渉 ないせいかんしょう Listen interference in the domestic affairs of another country
    • 内柔外剛 ないじゅうがいごう Listen tough on the outside but soft at heart
    • 内疎外親 ないそがいしん Listen superficially cordial but actually uninterested
    • 内股膏薬 うちまたこうやく Listen double-dealer; fence-sitter; timeserver

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    • Verified meaning: inside, during
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うち, だい, つるうち, ない)
    • Also carries these associations: palace

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 内

    Surnames 内(うち)Listen 内(だい)Listen 内(つるうち)Listen 内(ない)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    inside; within; between; among; house; home

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    inside

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    inside; inner; internal; within; interior

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    inside

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dai(ダイ) ダイ

    nai(ナイ) ナイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uchi(うち) うち

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    入 (iru・nyu・irigashira・iriyane)冂 (keigamae・makigamae・engamae・dogamae)

  • Related Keywords

    inside during palace cherish enter home internal private store within domestic dwelling heart inner interior middle personal residence secret

Sentences including 内

  • He was kind enough to show me the way.

  • I went there in private.

  • He took the trouble to show me the way to the station.

  • We took a turn around the city in our car.

  • Please show me around.

  • She went inside.

  • The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.

  • I am quite a stranger here.

  • Don't be shy in the company of others.

  • Can i carry this on the plane?

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