(ないへき)

ないへき
noun
interior wall; inner wall
1. interior wall; inner wall
The wall surface facing the inside of a building or room, as opposed to the 外壁(がいへき) (exterior wall). Also used technically for the inner surface of a container, pipe, or vessel.
内壁(ないへき)()(なお)す。
To repaint the interior wall.
建物(たてもの)内壁(ないへき)ひび(はい)った
A crack appeared in the building's interior wall.
During the renovation, we replaced the insulation in the interior walls with new material.

Composition: (ない) (inside) + (へき) (wall). Literally "inside wall."

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Similar words

  • 外壁(がいへき): exterior wall — the wall facing outdoors
  • 間仕切(まじき)り: partition — a wall dividing interior spaces