境内 けいだい Meanings Noun grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts Kanji 境 border. Read as ケイ. 内 inside. Read as ダイ. Example sentences 近所の神社の境内には、樹齢800年といわれる銀杏の大木がある。There's a large gingko tree that's said to be 800 years old inside the grounds of a nearby shrine. Common phrases 境内にある 境内に入る 広大な境内 境内に並ぶ Word lists Encyclopedia Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists