内 — inside, within, interior
うち
内
inside
うち
U+5185
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #44
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1019
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- inside
- within
- interior
Readings
- On'yomi
- ない nai だい dai
- Kun'yomi
- うち uchi
word
うち uchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ない nai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
だい dai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
90 wordsEach dot is a word containing 内: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 40 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (2)
Compound ideograph (会意). 人 (person) inside 冂 (enclosure). A person within a bounded space — inside, within.