Japanese symbol for “inland”
内陸
ないりく
Romaji: nairiku
inland
In Japanese, inland is 内陸, read ないりく (nairiku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n inland
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inland”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内地 | ないち naichi | inland; interior |
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 |
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent |
| 陸上 | りくじょう rikujou | (on) land; ground; shore |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inland”.
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.