🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

屋内

Pronunciation / Transliteration: okunai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indoors/ɪnˈdɔrz/
adverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"大雨のため、私たちは屋内にいることに決めました。"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    Inside a building or structure.

    "We decided to stay indoors because of the heavy rain."
  2. 2

    In a location that is not outside.

    "The children played indoors during the winter months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'indoors' is a compound of 'in' and 'doors', originating in Middle English around the 14th century. It evolved from the concept of being within the confines of a building, contrasting with being outside.

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