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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 国内 – see 國內 (“in the country; within one's country; back home; Mainland China; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 國內). |
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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 國內 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 國內 (kwok nwojᴴ, “country inside”). Compare modern Chinese 国内 (guónèi).
Pronunciation
Noun
国内 • (kokunai)
- inside the country, domestic
Antonyms
Etymology 2
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| 國內 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
国内 • (kokudai)
- inside the country, domestic
Etymology 3
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| 國內 (kyūjitai)
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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
Noun
国内 • (kunuchi)
- (archaic) the interior of a country; within a country's borders
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN