Illustration: In an apartment genkan after rain, a parent folds back the flexible upper edge of a child’s rubber boot, exposing its fabric lining and interior cavity. A small sock is caught against the lining deep inside, and the child reaches into the opening to retrieve it.

JLPT N3no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

内うち側がわ

uchigawa

inside, inner side

Example sentences

  1. 門もんのすぐ内側うちがわに犬いぬがいた。

    I found a dog just inside the gate.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ドアは内側うちがわから鍵かぎがかかっていた。

    The door was locked from within.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 壁かべは内側うちがわが白しろくて外側そとがわは緑みどりである。

    The wall is white within and green without.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 内側

  • 内inside; withinOnナイ・ダイKunうち
  • 側side; leanOnソクKunかわ・がわ・そば

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