おく
Meanings
Noun
1. 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.)
So I just need to go further in, right?
2. living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
Shall we talk in the back room?
3. recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
Those words still remain deep in my heart.
4. wife (of a person of high status)
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Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
lady; nobleman's wife
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
remote mountain; mountain recesses
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
inner heart
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
depth; length
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
profound; deep
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
noble's private quarters
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
deep inside; innermost place
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
deep in the forest
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
inner garden; back yard
inner room
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
(admission to the) secrets of a discipline; esoterics of a discipline
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.)
secret; initiation; diploma
secluded; innermost
true intention
official seal
depth; profundity
maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
Examples (51 in total)
The back of my nose hurts.
So I just need to go further in, right?
But maybe I'll go a little further in.