水内

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	内
みず Grade: 1	うち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
水內 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ 内 (uchi, “inside, within”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨᵝɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Proper noun

水(みず)内(うち) • (Mizuuchi) 

1. a surname
2. a place name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	内
みず Grade: 1	ない Grade: 2
kun’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
水內 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ 内 (nai, “inside, within”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨᵝna̠i]

Proper noun

水(みず)内(ない) • (Mizunai) 

1. a surname
2. a place name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
水	内
み Grade: 1	のち Grade: 2
nanori

Alternative spelling
水內 (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a contraction of mi no uchi, from 水 (mi, “water”, combining form only used in compounds) + の (no, possessive particle) + 内 (uchi, “inside, within”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲino̞t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

水(み)内(のち) • (Minochi) 

1. a surname
2. a place name