市し内ない

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

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

in the city; within the city

Refers to the area inside a city's boundaries, often used in contrast with 市外 (outside the city). Common in addresses, transportation, and local services.

Antonyms: 市外

市し内ないの郵ゆう便びんは翌よく日じつに届とど

き

ます

。

Mail within the city arrives the next day.

市し内ない観かん光こうにはバスが便べん利りです。

Buses are convenient for sightseeing in the city.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉市し内ないに住すむto live within the city
彼かれは今いま、東とう京きょうの市し内ないに住すんでいる。
He currently lives within the city of Tokyo.
市し内ないを移い動どうするto travel/move around within the city
バスを使つかって市し内ないを移い動どうするのが便べん利りだ。
It's convenient to get around within the city by bus.
市し内ないで〈事こと〉が行おこなわれるfor an event to be held within the city
来らい月げつ、市し内ないでマラソン大たい会かいが行おこなわれる。
A marathon will be held in the city next month.

Kanji

市market, city, town
内inside, within, between

Related words

都と内ないN1
市内 refers generally to 'within a city', whereas 都内 specifically means 'within Tokyo' and is used only for that metropolis.
区く内ない
市内 means 'within the city', a broader area, while 区内 specifically refers to being within a ward's boundaries.
市し中ちゅう
市内 is the common, everyday word for 'within the city limits', while 市中 is more formal and often used in news or economic contexts.

Opposites

市し外がいN1
outside the city; suburbs

Don't confuse with

県けん内ない
市内 means 'within the city', a smaller administrative unit than the prefecture-level 県内, so learners must pick the correct scope.

Word family

市し内ない局きょく番ばん
local exchange number; local exchange prefix
市し内ない観かん光こう
city sightseeing; city tour
市し内ない通つう話わ
local call; intra-city call

Etymology

Compound of 市 (city) and 内 (inside).

市し内ない電でん話わ

local call