内

Meanings

1. inside; within
2. while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
3. among; amongst; (out) of; between
4. in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
5. within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts

Part of speech: noun, adverb, pronoun

Kanji

• 内

  Meanings

  inside, within, between, among

  On reading

  ナイ、ダイ

  Kun reading

  うち

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• エイズが私が生きているうちに治ることを願っているよ。

  I have a dream that AIDS will be cured in my lifetime.

  Tatoeba #228035 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あの少年は店から店を歩いているうちに盗み癖がでてしまった。

  The young boy got sticky fingers when he walked into stores.

  Tatoeba #230834 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。

  One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.

  Tatoeba #163120 · CC BY 2.0 FR