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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).

• (Tokyo) こくない [kòkúꜜnàì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟na̠i]

国(こく)内(ない) • (kokunai) 

1. inside the country, domestic

• 国外(こくがい) (kokugai): outside of the country, overseas

Kanji in this term
国	内
こく Grade: 2	だい Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
國內 (kyūjitai)

• (Tokyo) こくだい [kòkúꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟da̠i]

国(こく)内(だい) • (kokudai) 

1. inside the country, domestic

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/

• 国中

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟nɯ̟t͡ɕi]

国内(くぬち) • (kunuchi) 

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