うち

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うち – see the following entries.

【家】2 [noun] a house [noun] one's house

【内】2 [noun] the inside, within (a physical location) [noun] something between, among [noun] something while, during, inside or within a span of time [noun] (when used possessively) one’s own, my, our [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [pronoun] (informal, women's speech) I, me Alternative spelling 中

【打ち】 [prefix] adds emphasis to the verb, (e.g. 打(う)ち寄(よ)せる (uchiyoseru), 打(う)ち捨(す)てる (uchisuteru), 打(う)ち続(つづ)く (uchitsuzuku)) [prefix] makes the verb softer, a little bit, briefly, (e.g. 打(う)ち見(み)る (uchimiru, “to glance at”)) [prefix] makes the verb more abstract, (e.g. 打(う)ち明(あ)ける (uchiakeru), 打(う)ち解(と)ける (uchitokeru))

(This term, うち, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うち.)

Yonaguni

Noun

うち (uchi) 

1. 牛: cow