このうち

also: このなか

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Common word

Meanings

expression

of these; among these; between these

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a choice, number, subset, or comparison within a set already mentioned. このうち is common for a counted set; この中で can also mean “among this group.”

候こう補ほは五ご人にんいます。このうち二人ふたりを選えらびます。
There are five candidates. We will choose two of them.
この中なかで一いち番ばん好すきな写しゃ真しんを選えらんでください。
Please choose the photo you like best from these.

expression

in here; inside this; in this

Only when written この中 · Only with reading このなか

Used with この中 read このなか for something physically or conceptually inside the thing or space being indicated.

鍵かぎはこの中なかに入はいっています。
The key is in here.

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Kanji

内inside, within, between
中in, inside, middle

Related words

うちN1sense 1
うち is the broader noun for "inside" or "among", while この内 specifically points to a set already mentioned.

Don't confuse with

そのうちN3sense 1
この内 means "among these (items just mentioned)", while そのうち usually means "before long/soon" though it can also mean "among those" in the same set-reference sense.

Written forms

この内うち
Kanji spelling for このうち; understandable and attested, but the expression is often written in kana.
この中
- このなか
  Common spelling and reading for “inside this” and also for “among this group,” especially in この中で.
- このうち
  Attested reading, but この中 is normally read このなか; use このうち or この内 when the intended reading is このうち.
このなか

Etymology

A transparent phrase from この (“this”) plus うち/内 (“inside; within; among”). The spelling この中 uses 中, emphasizing “inside” or “within this.”