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ć„„
ć„„
12 strokes
Frequency: 1018
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

heart
interior

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚Șォ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おく
おく.ăŸă‚‹
ăăŸ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
お
おお
おん
぀
ぼく

Common Words

ć„„
おく
Noun
Freq #576
1

inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.)

2

living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room

3

recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

愄さん
おくさん
Noun
Honorific
Freq #3252
1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

Examples
ćœŒăŻć„„ă•ă‚“ăŒæ€–ă‹ăŁăŸă€‚
He was afraid of his wife.
ć„„æ§˜
ć„„ă•ăŸ
ăŠăă•ăŸ
Polite
Noun
Freq #5180
1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

Examples
ć„„æ§˜ă«ă©ă†ă‹ă‚ˆă‚ă—ăăŠäŒăˆăă ă•ă„ă€‚
Send my greetings to your wife.
ć„„æ·±ă„
ăŠăă”ă‹ă„
ăŠăă¶ă‹ă„
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #7028
1

profound; deep

Examples
ăăźè©±ăŻă€ă‚ă‚‹æ—„æ›œæ—„ăźćˆćŸŒă‚‚é…ăăȘăŁăŸé ƒă€ć„„æ·±ă„æŁźăźäž­ă§ć§‹ăŸăŁăŸă‚“ă ă€‚
It began late one Sunday afternoon, deep in the woods.
2

deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

ć„„æ­Ż
おくば
Noun
Freq #8770
1

back tooth; molar

Examples
ć·ŠäžŠăźć„„æ­ŻăŒç—›ăżăŸă™ă€‚
My upper left back tooth hurts.
ć„„ćș•
おくそこ
おうどい
Noun
Freq #9874
1

depths; deep place

2

bottom (of one's heart)

æœ€ć„„
さいおう
さいおく
Noun
Freq #10447
1

deep inside; innermost place

濃た愄ćș•
こころぼおくそこ
Expression
Freq #12071
1

innermost depths of one's heart

汱愄
ă‚„ăŸăŠă
Noun
Freq #12129
1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

æŁźăźć„„
もりぼおく
Noun
Freq #12562
1

deep in the forest

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