also: ないてい
inner courtyard; quadrangle
Refers to an open area enclosed by buildings or walls, such as in a traditional Japanese house, temple, or school.
This inn has a beautiful inner courtyard.
校舎に囲まれた内庭で生徒たちが遊んでいる。
The students are playing in the quadrangle surrounded by school buildings.
Standard kanji spelling for the native Japanese reading.
Sino-Japanese reading; less common in everyday use.
Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside') and 庭 (niwa, 'garden'). The reading ないてい is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.