おく
Meanings
Noun
1. inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart); recesses; heart
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (43 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
to lie deep in; to extend far back
remote mountain; mountain recesses
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
depth; length
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
inner heart
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
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
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
esoteric
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
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)
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
woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period)
woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion
Examples (3 in total)
He went to the back of the building.
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
In the middle of the wall at the back of the room is a large window.