JLPT N4 · Noun

家内 (kanai)

家内 (かない, kanai) is a Japanese noun meaning “(my) wife”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かない
Romaji: kanai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

(my) wife · noun · humble
inside the home; one's family · noun

Example sentences

家内は海外旅行中で、よく電話をかけてくる。

My wife often rings me up, while she travels abroad.

Tatoeba #186897

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 家内

house, home, familyカ・ケ・いえ・や · 10 strokes

inside, within, betweenナイ・ダイ・うち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 家内.

家いえhouse家族かぞくfamily家庭かていhome家か-ist一家いっかa family大家おおやlandlord画家がかpainter家具かぐfurniture家事かじhousework国家こっかstate作家さっかauthor家賃やちんrent農家のうかfarmer家けhouse

Source: JMdict entry 1192420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.