奥の細道 おくのほそみち Also written おくのほそ道, おくの細道, 奥のほそ道 Meanings Noun The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702) Kanji 奥 inner. Read as おく. 細 thin. Read as ほそい. 道 road. Read as みち. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists