内

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See also: 內, 贝, and 肉
内 U+5185, 内
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5185
← 冄
[U+5184] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 円 →
[U+5186]

Translingual

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Stroke order
4 strokes
Stroke order

Han character

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内 (Kangxi radical 13, 冂+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人月 (OB) or 難人月 (XOB), composition ⿻冂人)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 128, character 35
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1512
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 97, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+5185

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 内
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Simplified from 內. Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 入 (“to enter”) + semantic 冂 (“house”). It originally conveyed the meaning of "to bring into the house," and by extension, came to mean "inside" or "within."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Digital Shinjigen 2017

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of 内 – see 內 (“inside; interior; internal; inner; room; inner room; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 內).
Notes:

Japanese

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Shinjitai

内

Kyūjitai

內

Kanji

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内

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 內)

Readings

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From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH, “inside, between”):

  • Go-on: ない (nai, Jōyō)
  • Kan-on: だい (dai, Jōyō †)
  • Kun: うち (uchi, 内, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nop, “to enter”):

Native 名乗り (nanori) readings:

Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
内
うち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
內 (kyūjitai)
中

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *utui.

Pronunciation 1

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Noun
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内(うち) • (uchi) 

  1. the inside, within (a physical location)
    Antonym: 外 (soto)
    福(ふく)は内(うち)鬼(おに)は外(そと) ― fuku wa uchi oni wa soto ― Good fortune in, evil spirits out(said in the 豆撒き (mame maki, “bean scattering”) of Setsubun)
  2. something between, among
    料(りょう)理(り)のうちに入(はい)らない ― ryōri no uchi ni hairanai ― does not count as cooking(literally, “does not enter the inside of cooking”)
    謝(あやま)った内(うち)に入(はい)らない ― ayamatta uchi ni hairanai ― does not count as apology
  3. something while, during, inside or within a span of time
    若(わか)い内(うち)に世(せ)界(かい)を旅(りょ)行(こう)した方(ほう)がいい。 ― wakai uchi ni sekai o ryokō shita hō ga ii. ― You should travel the world while you’re young.
    するならいまの内(うち)。 ― suru nara ima no uchi. ― If you're going to do it, do it now.
  4. (when used possessively) one’s own, my, our
    内(うち)の会(かい)社(しゃ) ― uchi no kaisha ― our company
    • 1996 September 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “５×４Ｐ　第1話　お茶をにごす [5×4P Chapter 1: Tea-Bragging]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 104:
      あ———
      A———
      Ah—
      どうしたの　サチコ？
      Dōshita no Sachiko?
      What is it, Sachiko?
      思(おも)い出(だ)した。うちのお父(とう)さんだわ、あの人(ひと)——
      Omoidashita. Uchi no otō-san da wa, ano hito——
      I remember now. That guy over there— is my father
      あ——
      A——
      Oh—
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Derived terms
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Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

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Pronoun
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内(うち) • (uchi) 

  1. (informal, women's speech) I, me

See also

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Japanese first-person pronouns

Japanese first-person pronouns by speakers and situations according to Yuko Saegusa, Concerning the First Personal Pronoun of Native Japanese Speakers (2009)

First-person pronouns by elementary school pupils (2008)
Speaker Situation 1 2 3
Female To friends うち (uchi) 49% First name 26% あたし (atashi) 15%
In the family First name 33% あたし (atashi) 29% うち (uchi) 23%
In a class わたし (watashi) 86% あたし (atashi) 7% うち (uchi) 6%
To an unknown visitor わたし (watashi) 75% あたし (atashi), first name, うち (uchi) 8% each
To the class teacher わたし (watashi) 66% First name 13% あたし (atashi) 9%
Male To friends おれ (ore) 72% ぼく (boku) 19% First name 4%
In the family おれ (ore) 62% ぼく (boku) 23% うち (uchi) 6%
In a class ぼく (boku) 85% おれ (ore) 13% First name, nickname 1% each
To an unknown visitor ぼく (boku) 64% おれ (ore) 26% First name 4%
To the class teacher ぼく (boku) 67% おれ (ore) 27% First name 3%
First-person pronouns by university students (2009)
Speaker Situation 1 2 3
Female To friends うち (uchi) 39% あたし (atashi) 30% わたし (watashi) 22%
In the family あたし (atashi) 28% First name 27% うち (uchi) 18%
In a class わたし (watashi) 89% あたし (atashi) 7% 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 3%
To an unknown visitor わたし (watashi) 81% あたし (atashi) 10% 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 6%
To the class teacher わたし (watashi) 77% あたし (atashi) 17% 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 7%
Male To friends おれ (ore) 87% うち (uchi) 4% わたし (watashi), 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 2% each
In the family おれ (ore) 88% ぼく (boku), 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 5% each
In a class わたし (watashi) 48% 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 28% ぼく (boku) 22%
To an unknown visitor ぼく (boku) 36% 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 29% わたし (watashi) 22%
To the class teacher 自分(じぶん) (jibun) 38% ぼく (boku) 29% わたし (watashi) 22%

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
内
ない
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
內 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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内(ない) • (nai) 

  1. the inside or middle (of something)
    Synonym: 奥 (oku)
    Antonym: 外 (gai)
  2. (Buddhism) Buddhist teachings on the inner self or ego, as opposed to non-Buddhist ones
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Affix

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内(ない) • (nai) 

  1. inside
  2. mainland
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
内
だい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
內 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH).

Affix

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内(だい) • (dai) 

  1. inside, interior, inner
  2. imperial court
Derived terms
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Derived terms

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Hanja

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内 (eumhun 안 내 (an nae))

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Etymology 2

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Hanja

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内 (eumhun 들일 납 (deuril nap))

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Kyakala

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Etymology

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Cognate with Manchu ᠨᠣᡶᡳ (nofi, “people”)

Noun

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内 (neisu)

  1. people

References

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  • Andreas Hölzl (2019) “A wedding ceremony of the Kyakala in China: Language and ritual”, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction‎[1], volume 16, page 133

Vietnamese

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Han character

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内: Hán Nôm readings: nội, nói, nỗi, nòi, nụi, nồi

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Compounds

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