1.
within the prefecture; inside the prefecture
The area inside the boundaries of a particular prefecture. Often used with の to modify another noun.
県内に住んでいる。
I live within the prefecture.
その大学は県内で一番有名だ。
That university is the most famous in the prefecture.
県内の各地域から代表選手が集まって大会が開かれた。
Representative athletes gathered from every area within the prefecture for the tournament.
Refers to the area inside a prefecture's borders. Frequently used as a noun modifier with の, as in 県内の学校 (schools in the prefecture).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 県内各地: various places throughout the prefecture
- 県内出身: from within the prefecture
- 県内屈指: among the best in the prefecture
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 県外: outside the prefecture — the direct antonym
- 市内: within the city — the equivalent at the municipal level