内地

ないち

Meanings

1. Noun within the borders of a country; domestic soil
2. inland; interior
3. Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland; home
4. "mainland" Japan (i.e. Honshū) (used by people in Hokkaido and Okinawa)

Kanji

• 内 inside. Read as ナイ.
• 地 land. Read as チ.

Words containing 内地

• 内地人 (ないちじん) people living on Honshu
• 内地米 (ないちまい) homegrown rice

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