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How to say 'Inside' in Japanese | 内部

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The Japanese word for Inside is 'Naibu', written as 内部 in Japanese.'Inside' in hiragana is ないぶ.

    word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

    Reading

    ないぶ

    naibu

    Kanji

    内Inside 部Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '内部 (ないぶ)' means 'inside' or 'interior'. It refers to the inner part or space of something, such as a building, object, or organization. This word is often used in formal or technical contexts. For example: the inside of the building is beautiful「建物の内部は美しい」(たてもののないぶはうつくしい). We need to investigate the inside of the organization「組織の内部を調査する必要がある」(そしきのないぶをちょうさするひつようがある). It can also be used metaphorically, such as when discussing the inner workings of a system or the internal aspects of a situation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1493

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 内部

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 内部 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 内部 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    部

    Meaning

    Club

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

  • word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

  • word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

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