門もん内ない

noun

inside the gates; within the grounds

Refers to the area inside a gate or entrance, often of a temple, shrine, or large estate. Antonym: 門外 (outside the gates).

Antonyms: 門外

• 門もん内ないに入はいると、広ひろい庭にわが広ひろがっていた。

  Once inside the gates, a spacious garden opened up.

• 門もん内ないは静しずかで、外そとの喧けん騒そうが嘘うそのようだ。

  It is quiet inside the gates, as if the noise outside were a lie.