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).
国
内
kokunai
domestic
市
内
shinai
within the city
社
内
shanai
within a company
室
内
shitsunai
indoor
店
内
tennai
inside the store
車
内
shanai
inside a vehicle
体
内
tainai
inside the body
内
科
naika
internal medicine
内
心
naishin
inner thoughts
町
内
chounai
neighborhood
家
内
kanai
wife
年
内
nennai
within the year
国
内
外
kokunaigai
domestic and foreign
学
内
gakunai
within the university
場
内
jounai
inside the venue
内
外
naigai
inside and outside
内
部
naibu
interior
県
内
kennai
within the prefecture
都
内
tonai
within Tokyo
内
面
naimen
inner surface
内
定
naitei
informal decision
宮
内
kunai
imperial household
屋
内
okunai
indoors
館
内
kannai
inside the building
案
内
annai
guidance
以
内
inai
within
機
内
kinai
inside the aircraft
内
戦
naisen
civil war
内
陸
nairiku
inland
管
内
kannai
within jurisdiction
内
容
naiyou
contents
構
内
kounai
premises
内
政
naisei
domestic affairs
内
職
naishoku
side job
内
閣
naikaku
cabinet (government)
内
蔵
naizou
built-in
内
装
naisou
interior design
内
臓
naizou
internal organs
党
内
tounai
within the party
内
緒
naisho
secret
内
藤
naitou
Naito
内
需
naiju
domestic demand
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).
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.