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N3- Onyomi
- ナイ
- Kunyomi
- うち
- Stroke count
- 4
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 内 down and you get 冂 (enclosure) — an open-bottomed frame around the middle, and beside it 人 (person) — a person standing on two legs. Picture a perimeter fence enclosing the yard, put 内 inside it, and let that scene stand for "inside" — inside. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 4
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は4画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 4 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
内容
naiyou
contents
案内
annai
guidance
内包
naihou
connotation
案内する
annaisuru
to do guidance
内包した
naihoushita
plain past: did connotation
内包する
naihousuru
to do connotation
Example sentences (5)
契約の内容をよく読んでください。
けいやく の ないよう を よく よんで ください。
keiyaku no naiyou o yoku yonde kudasai.
Please read the contents of the contract carefully.
内容が難しい場合は、遠慮なく質問してください。
ないよう が むずかしい ばあい は、えんりょ なく しつもん して ください。
naiyou ga muzukashii baai wa, enryo naku shitsumon shite kudasai.
If the content is difficult, please feel free to ask questions.
新しいオフィスを案内します。
あたらしい おふぃす を あんない します。
atarashii ofisu o annai shimasu.
I will show you around the new office.
会場が分かりにくいので、駅まで案内しに行きます。
かいじょう が わかりにくい ので、えき まで あんない し に いきます。
kaijou ga wakarinikui node, eki made annai shi ni ikimasu.
The venue is hard to find, so I will go to the station to guide them.
入力した内容は、あとで変更することもできます。
にゅうりょく した ないよう は、あと で へんこう する こと も できます。
nyuuryoku shita naiyou wa, ato de henkou suru koto mo dekimasu.
The information you entered can also be changed later.