内ない的てき生せい活かつ

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Meanings

noun

inner life; internal life

Refers to a person's mental, emotional, or spiritual existence, as opposed to outward actions or material circumstances. Often used in philosophical, psychological, or literary contexts.

彼かれは外がい的てきな成せい功こうよりも内ない的てき生せい活かつの充じゅう実じつを大たい切せつにしている。
He values the richness of his inner life more than external success.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
的bull's eye, mark, target
生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Related words

精せい神しん生せい活かつ
精神生活 also means 'spiritual life' or 'mental life', but it often emphasizes the mind or spirit in a more abstract sense, while 内的生活 focuses on the personal, internal experience.
内ない面めん
内面 means 'inner self' or 'inner side' and is a more general term for one's internal state, whereas 内的生活 specifically refers to the ongoing inner life or experience.

Built from

内ない的てき+生せい活かつ

Etymology

Compound of 内的 (ないてき, 'internal, inner') and 生活 (せいかつ, 'life, living'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract concepts.