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 words

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

Related Words

Related: 都内(とない) (within Tokyo)

Related: 県内(けんない) (within the prefecture)

Related: 国内(こくない) (within the country, domestic)

Compare: 郊外(こうがい) (suburbs, outskirts)

Related: 社内(しゃない) (within a company, in-house)

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Added 2026.3.31 6:35 · Revised 2026.10.15 22:26

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