Japanese word

以内

Pronunciation

Romajiinai

Meaning

  • nounwithin

Example

五分以内に来ます。go fun i nai ni ki ma su

I will come within five minutes.

Illustration for 以内 (within)

More examples

この仕事は一時間以内に終わります。ko no shi goto wa ichi ji kan i nai ni o wa ri ma su

This work will be finished within an hour.

Core concept

Places an amount, time, or action inside a specified boundary rather than beyond it.

Common phrases

  • 一時間以内ichi ji kan i nai

    within one hour

  • 二千円以内ni sen en i nai

    within two thousand yen

Similar words

内uchi: Describes a position inside a place, group, range, or period.
以下ika: An amount or level that reaches a stated limit but does not pass it.
未満miman: An amount or level that is below a stated number and does not reach it.

Definition in Japanese

時間や数量などが示された限度までの範囲にあること。ji kan ya sū ryō na do ga shime sa re ta gen do ma de no han i ni a ru ko to

Word origin

以内 (inai, "within") is formed from 以 (i, "by or from") and 内 (nai, "inside"), so its structure expresses being inside a limit.

Usage tips

  • A time expression followed by 以内 (inai) gives a deadline in everyday conversation, such as a period by which an action is expected to happen.

Other meanings

  • less thannoun

Opposites

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