国内

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Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – 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

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
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

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Noun

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(こく)(ない) (kokunai

  1. inside the country, domestic
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こく)(だい) (kokudai

  1. inside the country, domestic

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

Originally a compound of Old Japanese (kuni, country) +‎ (うち, inside). Already appears in the abbreviated form in the Man'yōshū.

/kuni uchi/ > /kunuchi/

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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国内(くぬち) (kunuchi

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

References

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  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