内うちなる

pre-noun adjectival

inner; internal; interior

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) that modifies a following noun to express something inside a person or thing, such as inner self, inner voice, internal conflict, or interior space. Often used in literary or introspective contexts. Contrasts with 外なる (そとなる, external).

See also: 外なる (そとなる)

• 彼かれは内うちなる声こえに従したがって決けつ断だんした。

  He made his decision following his inner voice.

• その小しょう説せつは主しゅ人じん公こうの内うちなる葛かっ藤とうを描えがいている。

  The novel depicts the protagonist's internal conflict.