社内(しゃない)

しゃない
noun
within a company, in-house
See also: 車内(しゃない) (inside a vehicle)
1. within a company, in-house, internal
The inside of a company or organization. Used as a noun or as a prefix to describe things that are internal to a company, such as rules, events, or communication.
社内(しゃない)メールを送(おく)る。
To send an internal company email.
社内(しゃない)の規則(きそく)を守(まも)らなければならない。
You must follow the company's internal rules.
社内(しゃない)研修(けんしゅう)で新(あたら)しいシステムの使(つか)い方(かた)を学(まな)んだ。
I learned how to use the new system at an in-house training session.

A compound of 社(しゃ) (company) and 内(ない) (inside). Frequently used as a prefix to describe things internal to a company or organization.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 社内(しゃない)規定(きてい): company regulations
  • 社内(しゃない)研修(けんしゅう): in-house training
  • 社内(しゃない)報告(ほうこく): internal report
  • 社内(しゃない)恋愛(れんあい): office romance
  • 社内(しゃない)メール: internal email

CONTRAST:

  • 社内(しゃない): within the company
  • 社外(しゃがい): outside the company

HOMOPHONE:
Not to be confused with 車内(しゃない) (inside a vehicle), which has the same reading but uses different kanji.

SIMILAR ～内(ない) COMPOUNDS:

  • 校内(こうない): within the school
  • 国内(こくない): domestic, within the country
  • 市内(しない): within the city
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Added 2026.2.26 23:17 · Revised 2026.4.2 19:36
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