How to say "domestic" in Japanese
- 国内こくないno-adjectiveCovers 'domestic' meaning 'within the country': domestic flights, the domestic market, domestic news. It locates something inside the country; it does not say anything about where a product was made.
- 国産こくさんno-adjectiveCovers 'domestic' as in domestically produced: domestic cars, domestic goods. It means made in Japan, so use it when 'domestic' describes a product's country of origin rather than location or events.
- 対内たいないnounCovers 'domestic' meaning 'internal' — concerning what is inside the country, directed inward rather than toward foreign countries. Think of it as the 'internal' side of 'domestic'.
- 家庭内かていないno-adjectiveCovers 'domestic' in the household sense: relating to home and family life, including the 'domestic' of 'domestic violence'. It is about the sphere of the home, not the country.
Choose by sense: 国内 for 'domestic' meaning within the country, 国産 for domestically made products, 対内 for the 'internal' sense contrasted with foreign, and 家庭内 for domestic life in the home or family.
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