国内

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).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
国	内
こく Grade: 2	ない Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 國內 (kwok nwojᴴ, “country inside”). Compare modern Chinese 国内 (guónèi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こく​ない [kòkúꜜnàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝna̠i]

Noun

国(こく)内(ない) • (kokunai) 

1. inside the country, domestic

Antonyms

• 国外(こくがい) (kokugai): outside of the country, overseas

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
国	内
こく Grade: 2	だい Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こく​だい [kòkúꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝda̠i]

Noun

国(こく)内(だい) • (kokudai) 

1. inside the country, domestic

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
国	内
Grade: 2	Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

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/

Alternative forms

• 国中

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝnɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

国内(くぬち) • (kunuchi) 

1. (archaic) the interior of a country; within a country's borders