Meaning

Primary

Internal

Alternatives

Within The Body, Inside The Body

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Something that's inside your body... hmm, could be a lot of things, but we can generalize and just say it's internal.

Reading

たいない
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 体内にいる

    to be inside the body (viruses, bacteria)

    体内にある

    to be inside the body

    体内に入る

    to enter the body

Context Sentences

どうしても水は体内から出る。

Water comes out of the body no matter what.

体内にウィルスが入ったようだ。

It seems that a virus has entered the body.

体内のアルコール分が不足してる気がします。

I feel like the alcohol content in the body is lacking.

Kanji Composition