内 is read うち (uchi), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

内うち

Q: What JLPT level is 内?

内 is a JLPT N4 word (upper beginner).

Q: How is 内 used in a sentence?

この論文を読んでみたが、内容が難しくて理解できなかった。 — I tried reading this paper, but it was too difficult to understand.

うち · uchi

JLPT N4 pronoun

Within, inside

inside, within
while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of
among, amongst, (out) of, between

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

Test yourself

Example sentences

この論文を読んでみたが、内容が難しくて理解できなかった。

このろんぶんをよんでみたが、ないようがむずかしくてりかいできなかった。

I tried reading this paper, but it was too difficult to understand.

Nihoner sentence bank

車内アナウンスを聞き逃さないようにしてください。

しゃないあなうんすをききのがさないようにしてください。

Please make sure you don't miss the in-train announcements.

Nihoner sentence bank

新居の契約書は、細かい条件を除いて、大体納得できる内容だった。

しんきょのけいやくしょは、こまかいじょうけんをのぞいて、だいたいなっとくできるないようだった。

The contract for the new place was mostly acceptable, except for some fine print.

Nihoner sentence bank

お隣のご主人に道を尋ねられたので、案内してあげた。

おとなりのごしゅじんにみちをたずねられたので、あんないしてあげた。

The neighbor's husband asked me for directions, so I guided him.

Nihoner sentence bank

Say it out loud

Press the microphone and say 内 (うち)

Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.

Do you really know it?

Learn its family in 60 seconds

6 words that share a kanji with 内. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.

Your memory hook

Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.

Kanji in this word

内Inside, Within, Between 音ない・だい訓うち JLPT N3 · 4 strokes

Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →

Words that share a kanji

案内あんないするinformation, guidance ～内～ないinside ~内科ないかinternist clinic, internal medicine 内線ないせんphone extension 内閣ないかくcabinet, (government)内緒ないしょsecrecy, privacy, secret

Questions

What does 内 mean?

Within, inside. It can also mean: inside, within; while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of; among, amongst, (out) of, between.

How do you pronounce 内?

うち (uchi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 内?

JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.

How do I remember 内?

Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).