内（うち・ない）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: inside / within
Example sentences
- 三日以内に必ず連絡します。 — I'll definitely get in touch within three days.
- 決められた時間内に終わらせる。 — I'll finish it within the set time.
Idioms & proverbs containing “内”
- 腹も身の内 (はらもみのうち) — moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat
- 内裸でも外錦 (うちはだかでもそとにしき) — we must keep up appearances to go through the world
- 夜目遠目笠の内 (よめとおめかさのうち) — women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
- 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 外面似菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんじぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 心内にあれば色外にあらわる (こころうちにあればいろそとにあらわる) — what you believe in your heart is revealed in your face
Antonyms
- そと (そと)
- よそ (よそ)
Related words
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