内 – inside, within, between

4 strokesTaught in grade 2#44 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 内 means inside, within, between, among, house, home. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ナイ、ダイ (nai, dai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うち (uchi). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 冂 (no. 13).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ナイ	nai
On’yomi	ダイ	dai
Kun’yomi	うち	uchi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 冂 (Kangxi radical 13). Components: 人・冂.

Words using 内

内うちinside以内いないwithin案内あんないguidance家内かない(my) wife内容ないようcontents内ないwithin ...内科ないかinternal medicine内線ないせんphone extension内閣ないかくcabinet (of a government)内緒ないしょsecrecy内心ないしんinner thoughts内蔵ないぞうinternal (e.g. mechanism, feature)内部ないぶinterior内乱ないらんcivil war内陸ないりくinland内訳うちわけitemization (of expenses)

Example sentences

１週間以内に電話します。

I'll call you within a week.

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ガイドは観光客に博物館の案内をした。

A guide conducted the visitors round the museum.

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１人の年老いた女性が私たちに城の中を案内してくれた。

An old lady guided us through the castle.

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Kanji with the same radical

円再冊冒

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