Japanese symbol for “chancel”

内陣

ないじん

Romaji: naijin

inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary

In Japanese, chancel is 内陣, read ないじん (naijin).

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Meanings

n inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel

Kanji and stroke order

内

inside, within, between

on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち

4 strokes · JLPT 2

陣

camp, battle array, ranks

on: ジン

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
内容	ないよう naiyou	contents; content; substance
国内	こくない kokunai	within the country; inside the county; domestic
内部	ないぶ naibu	interior; inside; internal
以内	いない inai	within; inside of; less than
案内	あんない annai	guidance; leading (the way); showing around
内閣	ないかく naikaku	cabinet (of a government); ministry
陣営	じんえい jin'ei	camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)
報道陣	ほうどうじん houdoujin	press corps

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.