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奥
Interior, Depth, Inner Part
おく (oku)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Many traditional Japanese homes have an 奥の間 (oku no ma), the innermost room reserved for honored guests or important family occasions.
Memory Trick
Imagine walking through a house until you reach the deepest room at the very back. That hidden place is the 奥, the innermost part.
Readings
Onyomi: オウ (ou)
Kunyomi: おく (oku)
Example Words
奥
おく (oku)
Back, Interior
奥さん
おくさん (okusan)
Someone else's wife
奥深い
おくぶかい (okubukai)
Profound
山奥
やまおく (yamaoku)
Deep in the mountains
Example Sentence
本 は 部屋 の 奥 に あります。
ほん は へや の おく に あります。
hon wa heya no oku ni arimasu
The book is in the back of the room.