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uchi
noun, adverb, no adjective, pronoun

Alternate Written Forms:

[うち()]
uchi
[うち()]
uchi

English Meaning(s) for うち

noun, adverb
  1. inside; within
  2. while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  3. among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
noun
  1. in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
  2. within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
noun, no adjective
  1. we; our company; our organization
  2. one's home; one's family (also 家)
noun
  1. my spouse; my husband; my wife
  2. signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
pronoun
  1. I; me (primarily used by women and children)
noun
  1. imperial palace grounds
  2. emperor

Definition and Synonyms for うち

Averageness ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Synonyms: うち, おおよそ, , , , , 中位, 中位, 中分, , 凡俗, 凡庸, 凡愚, 十人並, 平俗, 平凡,
Centrum the main body of a vertebra
Synonyms: うち, , , ,
Center a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms: うち, へそ, ミドル, センター, , , , , 中央, 中子, 中心, 中心点, 中点, 中間, 中間, 中頃, 最中, 最中, 正中, 正中, 真中, 真ん中, 真っ只中, 胴中
Inside the inner or enclosed surface of something
Synonyms: うち, インサイド, , , , , , 内側, 内方, 内辺, 内辺, 内部
Inside the region that is inside of something
Synonyms: うち, インナー, インサイド, , 内側, 内方, 内部
Midst the location of something surrounded by other things
Synonyms: うち, , , , , 直中, 真中, 真ん中, 真っ只中

Categories うち is a member of

Mundaneness the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
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Bone rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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Inside the region that is inside of something
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Point the precise location of something
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Part the extended spatial location of something
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Surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
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Stroke Order Diagrams for うち

Sample Sentences for うち

We should hold some of food in reserve.
I would like to travel in foreign countries while the yen is strong.
John shall have a holiday one of these days.
Our boss is hard to please.
All of my kids want to learn French.

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