What does 内 mean?

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the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (my made up story)
This Kanji is very easy to remember.

In red we see the Kanji for "person" にん(nin) person inside what could be a building or a fence perhaps.

And thats it, the person is "inside" the building or fence so the meaning of this Kanji is "inside".

Info on the Kanji 内

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "内"

Meaning(s)

inside, within, between, among, house, home

Reading(s)

onyomi NAI, DAI
kunyomi uchi

Other

stroke count 4
grade 2
jlpt level N3
Example words with 内
WordMeaning
ない
nai
inside / within / while / among / amongst / between / we / our / my spouse / imperial palace grounds / emperor / i / me
おない
o nai
your home / your group / their home
いない
inai
within / inside of / less than
いんない
innai
inside the house / inside the hospital
えんない
ennai
within the circle
えんない
ennai
inside the garden
おくない
okunai
indoor
うみない
umi nai
the whole country
がくない
gakunai
within the school
かんない
kannai
in the building
きない
ki nai
during a period / while
きない
kinai
inside a plane / in-flight
がつない
gatsu nai
by the end of this month
おない
o nai
your home / your group / their home
くちない
kuchi nai
oral
こうない
kounai
within a school
こうない
kounai
premises / grounds / campus / in-house
こうない
kounai
inside the harbour / inside the harbor
こくない
kokunai
internal / domestic
さんだい
sandai
palace visit
やまうち
yamauchi
in the mountains / within the grounds of a temple
しない
shinai
city / local
しつない
shitsunai
indoor / inside the room
しゃない
shanai
within a company / in-house
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Example Sentences with 内
pc部のタイマー用ボタン電池が切れた。

2回目の人工耳移植への低所得者医療扶助制度の適用不許可を取り下げる。

できちゃった婚のため身と大学の友人2人しかよばない地味婚にするそうです。

ひんぱんに吐血する場合は、救急車を呼ぶか、近くの科医に往診してもらう。



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