01
奥さん
おくさん
wife
Meanings
- heart
- interior
Readings
Onyomi
- オウ
Kunyomi
- おく
- おく.まる
- くま
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Useful words
02
奥行き
おくゆき
depth
03
奥歯
おくば
molar tooth
04
山奥
やまおく
deep in the mountains
05
奥地
おくち
remote area
06
奥の手
おくのて
trump card
Compare Kanji
01内Meaning88%inside, withinInside is the simple doorway into the deeper interior of 奥.02深Meaning86%deep, heightenDepth matches the hidden, inner tone of 奥.03裏Meaning80%back, amidstThe back side gives another hidden-place near link to 奥.04室Meaning74%room, apartmentA room in 室 makes the interior meaning shade of 奥 easier to imagine physically.05宮Meaning70%Shinto shrine, constellations宮 suggests deep inner rooms of a palace or shrine, near 奥 as inner recess.06心Meaning62%heart, mindThe “heart” tone in 心 can echo 奥 when it means an inner core.