N3773/1669

おく

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

  • 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

部屋へやおくふるはこがあります。

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

もりおくまではいらないでください。

Please do not go into the depths of the forest.

しのおく大切たいせつ手紙てがみかくしていた。

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

彼女かのじょ言葉ことばおくには、ふかかなしみがかんじられた。

Behind her words, a deep sorrow could be felt.

そのみちおくに、むかしながらの温泉おんせん旅館りょかんしずかにたたずんでいる。

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