内地

Reading

Kana: ないち

Romaji: naichi

Definitions

noun

1

within the borders of a country; domestic soil

2

inland area

3

(during the WWII era) Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies; interior of country; homeland

4

(in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)

Kanji

内

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち

Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth