Onyomi: ダイ, ナイ · Kunyomi: うち · Meanings: among, between, home, house, inside, within
Kanji for among, between, home, house, inside
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内 is formed from the person radical 入 on the inside, enclosed within 宀, meaning “roof” or “building.” The roof suggests an enclosed space, and the inner element indicates something or someone inside that space. Together, they express the idea of being within or inside a boundary. From this, 内 came to mean inside, within, or internal.
内 shows something inside a space, meaning inside or within.
内 is used when referring to what is inside or within a boundary. Remember 内 as the interior or internal part of something.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 内 | うち | inside, within | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 内 | ない | within ..., inside ... | common Suffix |
| 内閣 | ないかく | cabinet (of a government), ministry | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 内容 | ないよう | contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 内線 | ないせん | phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 内科 | ないか | internal medicine | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 内部 | ないぶ | interior, inside, internal | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 内臓 | ないぞう | internal organs, viscera | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 内訳 | うちわけ | itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 内乱 | ないらん | civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict | common JLPT-N1 Noun |