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domestic, within the country
Inside a country, as opposed to international.
国内旅行に行く。
To go on a domestic trip.
国内のニュースを見る。
To watch domestic news.
この製品は国内で作られている。
This product is made domestically.
国内の経済が少しずつ良くなってきた。
The domestic economy has been gradually improving.
今年の夏は海外ではなく、国内で旅行する予定です。
This summer, I plan to travel domestically rather than abroad.
国内 means "within the country" or "domestic," as opposed to international or overseas.
WORD FORMATION:
国 (country) + 内 (inside). A very productive pattern: compare 社内 (within the company), 校内 (within the school).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 国内旅行: domestic travel
- 国内線: domestic flight/route
- 国内生産: domestic production
- 国内市場: domestic market
- 国内外: domestic and international
CONTRAST:
- 国内: domestic, within the country
- 国外: outside the country (formal)
- 海外: overseas (more common in everyday speech)
- 国際: international
In news and business, 国内 is very frequently paired with 海外: 国内外 (both domestic and international).