内うち々うち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, noun

Used for matters kept within a family, company, or close circle; not for public disclosure. Often implies informality or off-the-record handling.

この話はなしは内うち々うちにしておいてください。

Please keep this matter confidential.

内うち々うちの集あつまりなので、気き楽らくに来きてください。

It's an informal gathering, so please feel free to come.

人じん事じのことはまだ内うち々うちで進すすめている。

We're still handling the personnel matter internally.

内々うちうちに〈事こと〉〉を処理しょりするto handle a matter quietly/internally without making it public
その問もん題だいは内うち々うちに処しょ理りされた。
The issue was handled quietly, within the group.
内々うちうちに〈人ひと〉〉に相談そうだんするto consult someone privately, off the record
部ぶ長ちょうには内うち々うちに相そう談だんしておいた。
I had already consulted the manager privately, off the record.
内々うちうちに〈事こと〉〉を決きめるto decide something informally within a closed group before it's official
人じん事じは内うち々うちに決きまっているらしい。
It seems the personnel decision has already been made informally.
内々うちうちの話はなしa private, off-the-record talk not meant for outsiders
これはあくまで内うち々うちの話はなしにしてください。
Please keep this strictly as a private matter between us.

内うち輪わ
内輪 stresses matters kept among one's own group or family, while 内々 focuses on keeping something confidential or off-the-record.
内ない緒しょN3
内緒 is a casual word for a personal secret kept from specific people, whereas 内々 refers to handling matters informally within an organization or group.
内ない密みつ
内密 is a slightly more formal word for keeping something strictly confidential, while 内々 also carries a sense of informal, low-key handling.
極ごく秘ひN1
極秘 implies top-secret, high-stakes confidentiality, while 内々 is milder and often just means 'not made public yet, kept among us'.
非ひ公こう式しきN3
内々 describes something kept quietly among a small circle, while 非公式 simply means it hasn't been formally sanctioned.

公こう然ぜんN1
公然 means openly and publicly known, the opposite of 内々, which means kept within a closed circle.
公こう開かいN1
公開 means to make something open to the public, contrasting with 内々, which means handling something privately without disclosure.
表おもて立だつ
内々 describes something kept private or informal among a small group, the opposite of 表立つ's sense of becoming open or official.

内々Usage98%
- うちうち
  Standard kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is common.
- ないない
内内Usage

Reduplication of 内 (うち, 'inside'), emphasizing the idea of 'within a private circle'.

2%

ないない