Meaning
heart · interior
On'yomi
オウ
Kun'yomi
おく · おく.まる · くま
Common compounds (16)
- 奥 おくliving quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
- 奥行 おくゆきdepth; length
- おく深い おくぶかいprofound; deep
- 奥さま おくさまwife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
- 奥山 おくやまremote mountain; mountain recesses
- 奥地 おうちinterior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
- 山奥 やまおくdeep in the mountains; mountain recesses
- 奥儀 おくぎsecret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
- 奥底 おうていbottom (of one's heart)
- 奥の手 おくのてleft hand
- 奥歯 おくばmolars; back teeth
- 大奥 おおおくinner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem