宮く内ない

noun

inside the Imperial Palace

Refers to the interior or grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Often used in news or formal contexts.

• 宮く内ないでは新しん年ねんの祝しゅく賀が行ぎょう事じが行おこなわれた。

  New Year's celebration events were held inside the Imperial Palace.

noun

Department of the Imperial Household

Abbreviation of 宮内省 (くないしょう), the historical government body managing imperial affairs. Now replaced by the 宮内庁 (くないちょう, Imperial Household Agency).

See also: 宮内省

• 戦せん前ぜんの宮く内ないは、宮く内ない省しょうが管かん轄かつしていた。

  Before the war, the Imperial Household was administered by the Department of the Imperial Household.