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:

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

Noun

国(こく)内(ない) • (kokunai) 

  1. inside the country, domestic
Antonyms

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])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟da̠i]

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟nɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

国内(くぬち) • (kunuchi) 

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

References

  1. ^ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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