Noun
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.)
living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
wife (of a person of high status)
Dated term
17 results for *奥
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山奥やまおく
CommonNoundeep in the mountains; mountain recesses
深奥しんおう
Noundepths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries · profound; deep; esoteric; abstruse
胸奥きょうおう
Nounone's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
大奥おおおく
Nouninner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
内奥ないおう
Nounrecesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.); depths; innermost parts
秘奥ひおう
Nounsecrets; mysteries
堂奥どうおう
Nounsecret knowledge; interior of a temple
蘊奥うんのう
Nouninner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets
中奥なかおく
Nounarea of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
最奥さいおう
Noundeep inside; innermost place
左奥ひだりおく
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
右奥みぎおく
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
陸奥むつ
NounMutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
陸奥りくおう
NounRikuō (former province located in parts of present-day Aomori and Iwate prefectures)
心の奥こころのおく
Nouninner heart
森の奥もりのおく
Noundeep in the forest