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How do you read 境内 in Japanese?
Inside the temple or shrine grounds.
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The grounds of a shrine or temple. Both characters use readings that may be less familiar.
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earth radical beside 竟
境 followed by 内 shrine reading
土 beside 音 and a legs-like shape
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境 has 14 strokes and the radical 土 (earth). 内 has 4 strokes and the radical 入 (enter). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
境14 strokes / radical: 土 (earth)
内4 strokes / radical: 入 (enter)
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The answer is
けいだい
keidai
境内
Understand the meaning
English translationShrine or temple grounds
The grounds within a shrine or temple precinct, including paths and gardens as well as buildings.
See it in a sentence
朝の境内を歩くと、砂利を踏む音だけが聞こえた。Walking through the shrine grounds in the morning, I heard only my footsteps on the gravel.
A way to remember
Read it keidai, not kyōnai: 境 is kei and 内 is dai in this combination.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 境内
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Using 境内
境内を歩く and 境内の木々 refer to shrine or temple grounds. They need not place someone inside a building.
例：参拝を終えたあと、境内の大きな木の下で休んだ。
After paying our respects, we rested beneath a large tree in the grounds.
Reading and meaning in context
内 refers to being within the grounds, not necessarily indoors. Learn the pair with the reading けいだい.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 境内
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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