How to say "inland" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 内陸ないりくno-adjectiveCovers the plain geographic sense: land or a region lying away from the sea rather than along the coast. This is the default word when you simply want to say a place is inland.
- 内地ないちnounGlossed 'inland; interior', it is really the word for a country's interior or heartland, typically from the viewpoint of somewhere outlying; for the simple inland-versus-coast contrast, 内陸 is the usual choice.
Use 内陸 for the plain geographic sense of land away from the coast; 内地 leans toward 'the interior' or heartland of the country, especially as seen from outlying regions.
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