Meanings

1. noun, adverbinside; within
2. noun, adverbwhile (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
3. noun, adverbamong; amongst; (out) of; betweenas 〜のうち
4. nounin (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
5. nounwithin oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
6. nounwe; our company; our organization

Examples

• 僕は暗いうちに起きた。

  I got up while it was still dark.

• 母は毎日うちにいます。

  Mother stays at home every day.

• 隣の芝生はうちのより青い。

  The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

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