市内(しない)

しない
noun
within the city; in town
1. within the city; in the city; inside the city limits
The area inside a city's boundaries. Used to describe locations, transportation, or activities that are within a particular city.
市内(しない)のホテルに泊(と)まる。
To stay at a hotel in the city.
市内(しない)バスで駅(えき)まで行(い)く。
To go to the station by city bus.
観光(かんこう)ガイドと一緒(いっしょ)に市内(しない)を回(まわ)って、有名(ゆうめい)な名所(めいしょ)を見学(けんがく)した。
I went around the city with a tour guide and visited famous sights.

Composed of 市(し) (city) + 内(ない) (inside). A straightforward compound indicating the area within a city's boundaries. Commonly used as a modifier before nouns.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 市内(しない)バス: city bus
  • 市内(しない)観光(かんこう): city sightseeing
  • 市内(しない)通話(つうわ): local call (within the city)
  • 市内(しない)を回(まわ)る: to go around the city
  • 市内(しない)中心部(ちゅうしんぶ): city center

RELATED TERMS:

  • 市外(しがい): outside the city
  • 都内(とない): within Tokyo (same pattern with 都(と))
  • 県内(けんない): within the prefecture
  • 国内(こくない): within the country, domestic
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Added 2026.3.31 6:35
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