構こう内ない

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Meanings

Refers to the area within the boundaries of a facility such as a station, school, factory, or temple. Often used in compounds like 駅構内 (station premises) or 学校構内 (school grounds).

駅えきの構こう内ないにコンビニがあります。
There is a convenience store inside the station premises.
工こう場じょうの構こう内ないは関かん係けい者しゃ以い外がい立たち入いり禁きん止しです。
The factory grounds are off-limits to unauthorized personnel.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の構こう内ないthe premises/grounds of a place
学がっ校こうの構こう内ないでタバコを吸すってはいけません。
You must not smoke on school premises.
構こう内ないに入はいるto enter the premises
許きょ可かなく構こう内ないに入はいることはできません。
You cannot enter the premises without permission.
構こう内ないを歩あるくto walk around the premises
駅えきの構こう内ないを歩あるいて改かい札さつ口ぐちを探さがした。
I walked around the station premises looking for the ticket gate.

Kanji

構posture, stance, appearance
内inside, within, between

Related words

敷しき地ちN2
敷地 refers to a plot of land or building site itself, while 構内 refers to the area inside the boundaries of a facility such as a station or school.
場じょう内ない
場内 is used for the inside of a venue like a stadium or hall during an event, while 構内 covers the grounds of institutions such as stations, schools, or factories.
館かん内ない
構内 refers to the grounds or premises of a larger facility like a campus or station, whereas 館内 is limited to the interior of a single building.
邸てい内ない
構内 refers to the premises of an institution such as a school, factory, or station, whereas 邸内 is limited to the grounds of a private or official residence.

Opposites

構こう外がい
構外 means the area outside a facility's boundaries, the direct opposite of 構内, which means inside those boundaries.

Don't confuse with

境けい内だいN1
境内 refers specifically to the grounds of a shrine or temple, while 構内 is the broader term for the premises of stations, schools, or factories, and the two kanji look easy to mix up.
校こう内ない
校内 and 構内 share the same reading こうない, but 構内 refers to the premises of any facility (station, company, etc.), while 校内 is specifically inside a school.
口こう内ない
口内 (inside the mouth) and 構内 (the premises or grounds of a facility, e.g. 駅構内) share the same pronunciation but have unrelated meanings.

Word family

構こう内ない図ず
floor plan; map of the inside of a building or station
駅えき構こう内ない
station premises; inside the station
構こう内ない放ほう送そう
public address announcement; PA announcement
構こう内ない交こう換かん機き
private branch exchange; PBX
構こう内ない通つう信しん網もう
local area network; LAN
構こう内ない電でん話わ交こう換かん機き
private branch exchange; PBX

Etymology

Compound of 構 (こう, 'structure, framework') and 内 (ない, 'inside'). The kanji combination naturally conveys the idea of the interior area of a defined facility.