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内陸 (ないりく, nairiku) Japanese meaning: inland | Kotomora

内ない陸りく

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inland; interior

Refers to areas away from the coast; often used attributively with の.

この町まちは内ない陸りくにあるので、海うみまで遠とおい。

This town is inland, so it's far from the sea.

内ない陸りくの気き候こうは乾かん燥そうしていることが多おおい。

Inland climates are often dry.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は内ない陸りくにあるfor a place to be located inland
その村むらは内ない陸りくにあるため、夏なつはとても暑あつい。
Because that village is located inland, summers there are very hot.
内ない陸りくに位い置ちするto be situated inland
この都と市しはアフリカ大たい陸りくの内ない陸りくに位い置ちしている。
This city is situated inland on the African continent.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
陸land, six

Related words

奥おく地ち
内陸 simply means 'inland' as opposed to coastal, whereas 奥地 emphasizes a remote, hard-to-reach interior region.

Opposites

沿えん岸がんN1
内陸 refers to areas away from the coast, while 沿岸 refers to coastal or littoral areas—the two are geographic opposites.
海うみ辺べN2
内陸 means 'inland', the opposite of 海辺's location near the sea.
臨りん海かい
内陸 describes an inland location far from the sea, the direct opposite of 臨海's coastal, seaside meaning.
海かい岸がんN4
内陸 means inland areas away from the sea, the geographic opposite of 海岸, the coastal edge of the land.

Don't confuse with

大たい陸りくN3
内陸 (inland, away from the coast) and 大陸 (continent, a large landmass) look and sound similar but refer to different concepts.

Word family

内ない陸りく国こく
landlocked country
内ない陸りく湖こ
endorheic lake; inland lake with no outflow to the sea
内ない陸りく部ぶ
inland area; inland region
内ない陸りく霧む
inland fog

Etymology

Compound of 内 (inside) and 陸 (land), literally 'inner land'.

内ない陸りく性せい気き候こう

continental climate; inland climate