also: うちそと
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
inside and outside; interior and exterior
Refers to the physical or conceptual inside and outside of something. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
建物の内外を点検する。
Inspect the inside and outside of the building.
The temperature difference between inside and outside is large.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
domestic and foreign; home and abroad
Only with reading ないがい
Used in political, economic, or news contexts to refer to matters within and outside a country. Restricted to the reading ないがい.
内外の情勢を分析する。
Analyze the domestic and international situation.
内外の観光客が増えている。
The number of tourists from home and abroad is increasing.
Attached to numbers or quantities to indicate approximation. Used as a suffix.
参加者は百人内外だった。
There were around a hundred participants.
費用は一万円内外です。
The cost is approximately ten thousand yen.
About 100 spectators gathered at the venue.
The security guard patrolled the inside and outside of the building.
The government announced the decision both at home and abroad.
This door is designed to swing both inward and outward.
eventful at home and abroad; many things happening both inside and outside the country
domestic-foreign price gap; price difference between domestic and overseas markets