校 内(こうない)

こうない

noun

inside school grounds; on campus; within the school

1. inside school grounds; on campus; within the school

Refers to the area within a school's premises, including buildings, grounds, and facilities. Used as a location noun and as a modifier (校内の).

校内(こうない)は禁煙(きんえん)です。

Smoking is prohibited on school grounds.

校内(こうない)で携帯電話(けいたいでんわ)を使(つか)ってはいけない。

You must not use mobile phones inside the school.

校内(こうない)マラソン大会(たいかい)が来週(らいしゅう)行(おこな)われる。

The school marathon event will be held next week.

校内(こうない)の掲示板(けいじばん)に文化祭(ぶんかさい)のポスターが貼(は)ってあった。

Posters for the school festival were put up on the bulletin board inside the school.

Part of a productive pattern where 内 (inside) attaches to place nouns: 校内, 社内, 院内, 市内, 国内, etc. Very common in school rules and announcements. The antonym is 校外 (outside school grounds).

Common collocations

校内(こうない)放送(ほうそう): school-wide broadcast/PA announcement
校内(こうない)暴力(ぼうりょく): school violence
校内(こうない)規則(きそく): school rules
校内(こうない)マラソン: school marathon
校内(こうない)新聞(しんぶん): school newspaper

RELATED ～内 COMPOUNDS:

社内(しゃない): within the company
院内(いんない): within the hospital/institution
市内(しない): within the city
国内(こくない): within the country

Related Words

Antonym: 校外(こうがい) (outside school)

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Added 2026.5.5 23:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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