Meaning

Primary

Inside Pocket

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your inside ポケット is your inside pocket.

内ポケット commonly refers to the inside pockets of things like jackets or suits, where you might keep valuables, as in 内ポケットにスマホを入れる (put one's smartphone in one's inner pocket).

Reading

うちぽけっと
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
うちポケット
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi for the kanji. You've seen that reading with the vocab word , but here's a mnemonic just in case you forgot:

You look in your inside pocket, and… Ooh, cheese (うち)! Can this really be? You check again just to be sure it wasn't a mirage, and… Ooh, cheese! Yup, it's still there in your inside pocket. What a pleasant surprise.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 内ポケットの色

    color of the inner pocket

    内ポケットの大きさ

    size of the inner pocket

    内ポケットの中

    inside of the inner pocket

Context Sentences

このスーツのジャケットには内ポケットがありません。

This suit jacket doesn't have an inside pocket.

このノートは、バッグの内ポケットに入ります。

This notebook fits into the inside pocket of a bag.

見て、あの子、内ポケットに虫を入れてるよ!

Look, that kid's putting bugs in his inside pocket.

Kanji Composition