内面

See also: 內面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 内面 – see 內面 (“inside”). (This term is the simplified form of 內面).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
内	面
ない Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
內面 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ないめん [nàíméń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ないめん [nàíméꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

内(ない)面(めん) • (naimen) 

1. the inside
2. the way a person is inside, the mental or emotional side of a person

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “both senses”): 外面(がいめん) (gaimen)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
内	面
うち Grade: 2	つら > づら Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
內面 (kyūjitai)

Noun

内(うち)面(づら) • (uchizura) 

1. one's personality when at home, the way someone is with their family

Antonyms

• 外面(そとづら) (sotozura)

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.