国内

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	内

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 國內 (/kwok nwojH/, “country inside”). Compare modern Mandarin 国内 (guónèi).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ko̞kɯᵝna̠i], [ko̞kɯ̥ᵝna̠i]

Noun

国内 (hiragana こくない, romaji kokunai)

1. the interior of a country; within a country's borders

Antonyms

• 国外 (こくがい, kokugai): the outside of the country, overseas

Etymology 2

Originally a compound of Old Japanese 国 (kuni, “country”) +‎ 内 (うち, “inside”). Already appears in the abbreviated form in the Man'yōshū.

/kuni uchi/ > /kunuchi/

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [kɯᵝnɯᵝt͡ɕi]

Alternative forms

• 国中

Noun

国内 (hiragana くぬち, romaji kunuchi)

1. (archaic) the interior of a country; within a country's borders

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Mandarin

simpl.		国内
trad.		國內

Adjective

国内 (simplified, Pinyin guónèi, traditional 國內)

1. domestic; civil

Noun

国内 (simplified, Pinyin guónèi, traditional 國內)

1. in the country; within one's country

Antonyms

• guówài 国外