奥
おく
奥
表記・読み:奧・おく
- 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.)
- 2
living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
- 3
recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
- 4
wife (of a person of high status)