奥
inner; heart; interior
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1018.
Readings
- おく (kun reading): 奥 (おく) inner part; 奥さん (おくさん) wife
- オウ (on reading): 奥義 (おうぎ) secret techniques (of an art or skill); 最奥 (さいおう) deep inside
- おくまる (kun reading): 奥まる (おくまる) to lie deep in
- くま (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 陸奥 (むつ) Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures); 陸奥丸 (むつまる) Mutsumaru
Components
Kanji containing 奥
- 襖 opaque sliding door
Words using 奥
- 奥 (おく) inner part
- 奥さん (おくさん) wife
- 奥様 (おくさま) wife
- 奥行き (おくゆき) depth
- 山奥 (やまおく) deep in the mountains
- 奥義 (おうぎ) secret techniques (of an art or skill)
- 最奥 (さいおう) deep inside
- 秘奥 (ひおう) secrets
- 深奥 (しんおう) depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.)
- 内奥 (ないおう) recesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.)
- 陸奥 (むつ) Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
- 陸奥丸 (むつまる) Mutsumaru
- 奥まる (おくまる) to lie deep in
- 蘊奥 (うんのう) inner mysteries (of a field of study)
- 蘊奥を極める (うんのうをきわめる) to master the secrets of
82 words in all.