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, 国内, 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): [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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝnɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

国内(くぬち) • (kunuchi) 

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

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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