Keyword
in
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig39
Readings
なか
(52%)
Composed of
mouth
stick
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a stick jammed in someone's mouth. Maybe a prehistoric dentist keeping his patient's mouth open...?

Used in kanji (12 in total)
noble
relationship
elephant
use (something intangible)
Used in vocabulary (1497 in total)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Examples (200 in total)
I'm already inside.
Stay inside.
Are you in there?
I'm in the house.
Please come inside.
I felt something move in the house.
Who's in the room?
Let me show you around our house.
They're inside.
What room in your house do you spend the most time in?
Let him in.
Let me in, please.
This book is the smallest of all the books.
There's no one in the house.
There was nobody in the house.
There was no one in the room.
This is the best book I've ever read.
Please choose between this one and that one.
I looked into the next room.
The girl turned her back to the man.
I felt her eyes on my back.
I felt something moving on my back.
I feel my second year of junior high school was the most fun.
I'm considering going with them.
She stood among the boys.
She mentioned my name in her book.
He stood up to go inside.
My back hurts a lot.
My back hurts.
My back and shoulders are sore.
I'm cooking now.
It became quiet again in the forest.
We kept quiet in the room.
I like to walk in the mountains.
This flower is the most beautiful of all flowers.
The boy got in through the window.
He's still in bed.
I opened the door and went inside.
Open the door and let me in, please.
They're nice guys.
He was among those chosen.
The people in the room didn't say anything.
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
So I will see him running on the way to school today.
I met her on my way to school.
Are you on your way home?
On my way home, I met him.
She was on her way to school.
We met along the way.
We're on our way home.
I met him on my way from school.
I met him on my way to school.
I was on my way to school.
I met her on my way home.
I met her along the way.
My brain is full.
He avoided meeting her on the way.
Please step inside.
I like taking walks in nature.
I'm eating now.
They are having dinner.
I read a book while eating.
Almost all of the pupils were in the classroom.
We search for our lives in books.
I slept aboard the ship.
There is no table in the room.
He felt a pain in his back.
I feel a pain in the back.
I'm in the car now.
Can I stay in the car?
Stay in the car.
What's in your car?
Was there anybody in the car?
It is dark in that room.
He was alone in the dark.
It was dark in the room.
Do you know the man in this picture?
Who is the girl in this picture?
You are holding my hand in that picture.
They like to play in the snow.
The light shines in the darkness.
I walk in the forest every day.
He has the least money of us all.
This room is too hot to study in. I can't stand it any more.
The river runs through the town.
Is anybody else in the house?
I feel like I can walk through fire.
Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.
He went out in the rain.
I don't mind walking in the rain.
It was my first night among strangers.
The town was destroyed during the war.
We had terrible times during the war.
I met a dog on my way home.
The dog is in the house.
Don't let the dog in.
We met him on the way there.
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
Please let me in.
It's the best book that I've ever read.
There are desks in the room.
A woman fell from a ship into the sea.
Let's hide in here.
Something must have happened to him on the way.
He is included among my friends.
I met one of my friends on my way home.
Please come in.
She was afraid to pass through the woods.
He got lost while walking in the woods.
This is the most interesting book I've ever read.
Mother is the busiest in my family.
I love him most deeply of all men.
She was standing in the middle of the room.
We sat in the center of the room.
In the middle of the wall at the back of the room is a large window.
You've lost the ability to concentrate.
Keep focused on your work.
I'm trying to study, but I can't concentrate.
The important thing is to stay focused.
He concentrated on his studies.
We have to focus.
Don't look out the window, focus on your studies.
Don't look out the window. Concentrate on your work.
I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise.
He can run the fastest in the class.
Everybody in the picture is smiling happily.
I must have lost my key along the way.
The heart is located in the chest.
He is the taller of the two.
I will not borrow money from those people.
You are the most important person of us all.
"Is he by the car?" "No, he is in the car."
"Is there a book in the desk?" "No, there isn't."
Show me what's in your hand.
There's nothing in this box.
What is in this box?
Do you want what's in this box?
Is there anything in the box?
He put all his money in the box.
He put his money in the box.
She was surprised to find many beautiful things in the box.
I opened the box and looked inside.
What's in the box?
There is a doll in the box.
What is in the box?
What did you put into the box?
I put it in a box.
There was a box inside the box.
I saw a white bird on my way home.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
Do you like any of these pictures?
I concentrated my effort on the study.
Be careful. The cat is inside the box.
She sat beside me in church.
He is on his way and will arrive in due course.
It's too cold for me to sit out here. Let's eat inside.
It was very cold, so we stayed at home.
It's not cold in the house.
It was dark and cold in the room.
I hear that store is in the center of the city.
The world doesn't revolve around you.
Our school is in the center of the town.
We had many bitter experiences during the war.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
I will give you whatever is in this box.
Concentrate your attention on the job in front of you.
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
Her beauty stood out in our class.
He stood up in the room and looked around.
I looked around the inside of the store.
Both of her sons died during the war.
The child was hiding in the box.
She refused to let her child go out in the rain.
I know what's in the box.
Do you know what's inside the box?
His dog was running in the yard.
This is the best among his works.
He studies hardest of all the students.
She was chosen from among many students.
Did you come across anyone you know on your way here?
The boy jumped into the water.
He is the only one of my friends that is talented.
Do you remember the time you were in your mother's belly?
His mother had three sons, of whom he was the youngest.
I have been the busiest of the three boys.
I can run the fastest of the three.
Taro is the most famous of the three.
I feel like singing in the rain.
That's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
Morning is the most beautiful time of day.
I would rather stay at home than go out in the rain.
I was caught in the rain on my way home.
Those were the saddest hours of my life.
Please wash my back.
Instead, they prefer to stay in and watch television.
Turn off the television. I can't concentrate.
I can't concentrate. Do you mind turning off the TV?
"I want that book," he said to himself.
I said to myself, "That's a good idea."