(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)にひびが(はい)った。
A crack appeared in the building's interior wall.
改装(かいそう)で、内壁(ないへき)断熱材(だんねつざい)(あたら)しいものに交換(こうかん)した。
During the renovation, we replaced the insulation in the interior walls with new material.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 内壁(ないへき)仕上(しあ)げ: interior wall finishing
  • 内壁(ないへき)()る: to paint the interior wall
  • 内壁(ないへき)断熱(だんねつ): interior wall insulation

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