都内
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
within the Tokyo metropolitan area; in Tokyo
Refers to the area inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's jurisdiction, including the 23 special wards and the Tama area. Often used in contrast to 都外 (とがい, outside Tokyo).
I attend a university in Tokyo.
Where is the tallest building in Tokyo?
Usage patterns
- 都内に住むto live in Tokyo (within the metropolitan area)
He lives in Tokyo.
- 都内で〈動詞〉to do something within Tokyo
I'm looking for an apartment in Tokyo.
- 都内〈場所〉から〈場所〉までfrom one place to another within Tokyo
It's a ten-minute train ride from Shibuya to Shinjuku within Tokyo.