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How to say 'Within' in Japanese | 以内

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The Japanese word for Within is 'Inai', written as 以内 in Japanese.'Within' in hiragana is いない.

    word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

    Reading

    いない

    inai

    Kanji

    以By means of 内Inside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '以内 (いない)' means 'within' and is used to indicate a limit or boundary in terms of time, distance, or quantity. It is often used to specify that something must be done or occur within a certain period or range. For example: Please submit the report within three days「レポートを三日以内に提出してください」(レポートをみっかいにないにていしゅつしてください). The hotel is within 5 kilometers from here「ホテルはここから5キロ以内です」(ホテルはここから5キロいないです). This word is commonly used in formal and everyday contexts to set clear limits or expectations.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3084

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 以内

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    以

    Meaning

    By means of

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

Words Related to 以内 Through the Kanji 以

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 以 as well.

  • word

    以上

    Meaning

    More than, No more

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    以下

    Meaning

    Below, Less

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    以降

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

Words Related to 以内 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

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • 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

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'Inai' means 'Within' .

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