N3773/1669

奥おく

nounnoun (generic)

おく

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)

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Example sentences

部屋へやの奥おくに古ふるい箱はこがあります。

There is an old box at the back of the room.

森もりの奥おくまで入はいらないでください。

Please do not go into the depths of the forest.

引ひき出だしの奥おくに大切たいせつな手紙てがみを隠かくしていた。

I had hidden an important letter at the back of the drawer.

彼女かのじょの言葉ことばの奥おくには、深ふかい悲かなしみが感かんじられた。

Behind her words, a deep sorrow could be felt.

その道みちの奥おくに、昔むかしながらの温泉おんせん旅館りょかんが静しずかにたたずんでいる。

At the end of that road, a traditional hot spring inn stands quietly.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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