内 — inside, within, interior
うち
内
inside
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
direction
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.
Meanings
- inside
- within
- interior
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).
たい ・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
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.