Chinese

Japanese

Etymology

/kaunai/ → /kɔːnai/ → /koːnai/

From Middle Chinese compound 校内 ‎(kau^H nwoj^H, literally “school + inside”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​うない [kóꜜònàì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːna̠i]

Noun

校内 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 校內, hiragana こうない, romaji kōnai, historical hiragana かうない)

1. the interior of a school:
   1. the inside of a school building
   2. the area within or on a school campus

Usage notes

When used attributively, sometimes translated as intramural.

Antonyms

• 校外 (こうがい) ‎(kōgai)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9