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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N2

heart, interior

12 strokes · frequency rank #1018

On
オウ
Kun
おく、おく.まる、くま

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. おくinner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest)1
    • I've got a feeling.

    • He went to the back of the building.

    • He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.

  2. おくちinterior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions2
  3. おくやまremote mountain; mountain recesses3
  4. おくさまwife; your wife; his wife; married lady4
    • Send my greetings to your wife.

    • How's your wife?

    • Is your wife a good cook?

  5. おくゆきdepth; length5
  6. おくさんwife; your wife; his wife; married lady6
    • He was afraid of his wife.

    • How is the wife?

    • You will make a good wife.

  7. おくゆきdepth; length7
    • It's as deep as it is wide.

    • My bookcase is deep enough to take large dictionaries.

  8. おおおくinner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem8
  9. おくそこdepths; deep place9
  10. おくがたlady; nobleman's wife10

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