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Radical Combination

• 内

  Inside

Meaning

Primary

Inside

Alternative

Within

Mnemonic

The inside radical and the inside kanji are exactly the same, yay. But is the radical inside the kanji here, or is the kanji inside the radical? I don't know, it's inside-ception.

Hints

Hold that radical knowledge inside your head! It'll lure new kanji knowledge inside, like bait or something.

Readings

On’yomi

ない

Kun’yomi

うち

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If you need to get inside something, the quickest way is to use a knife (ない). With a knife, you can cut something open and see what's inside it and within it.

Hints

Don't get any weird ideas — we're talking about using a knife to get inside bags and packages and stuff. If you imagined something else, that's on you. We can't take responsibility for whatever dark knife-related imagery you may have inside your head.