奥
奥

heart, interior

12 strokesFrequency 1,018JLPT N2Grade 8

On

オウ

Kun

おくおく.まるくま

Nanori

おおおおんつのく

Dictionary

Common Words

奥おくNounFreq #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)

奥さんおくさんNounHonorificFreq #3252
1

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

Examples
彼は奥さんが怖かった。
He was afraid of his wife.
奥様奥さまおくさまNounPoliteFreq #5180
1

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

Examples
奥様にどうかよろしくお伝えください。
Send my greetings to your wife.
奥深いおくふかいおくぶかい～い Adj.Freq #7028
1

profound; deep

Examples
その話は、ある日曜日の午後も遅くなった頃、奥深い森の中で始まったんだ。
It began late one Sunday afternoon, deep in the woods.
2

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

奥歯おくばNounFreq #8770
1

back tooth; molar

Examples
左上の奥歯が痛みます。
My upper left back tooth hurts.
奥底おくそこおうていNounFreq #9874
1

depths; deep place

2

bottom (of one's heart)

最奥さいおうさいおくNounFreq #10447
1

deep inside; innermost place

心の奥底こころのおくそこExpressionFreq #12071
1

innermost depths of one's heart

山奥やまおくNounFreq #12129
1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

森の奥もりのおくNounFreq #12562
1

deep in the forest

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