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See also: 內, 贝, and 肉
内 U+5185, 内
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5185
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 		CJK Unified Ideographs 円 →

Translingual

Stroke order
4 strokes
Stroke order

Han character

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

Derived characters

References

  • 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

Glyph origin

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

Definitions

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

Shinjitai

内

Kyūjitai

內

Kanji

内

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 內)

Readings

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

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

Native 名乗り (nanori) readings:

Compounds

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム)), 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
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Pronoun

内(うち) • (uchi) 

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

See also

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

Etymology 2

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

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH).

The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the initial borrowing from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

内(ない) • (nai) 

  1. inside
  2. mainland
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH).

The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

Affix

内(だい) • (dai) 

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

References

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

Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja

内 (eumhun 안 내 (an nae))

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Etymology 2

Hanja

内 (eumhun 들일 납 (deuril nap))

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Kyakala

Etymology

Cognate with Manchu ᠨᠣᡶᡳ (nofi, “people”)

Noun

内 (neisu)

  1. people

References

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

Vietnamese

Han character

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

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Compounds

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