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奥

Far Back

Meaning

Far Back, In The Back

Word Type

independent noun

Explanation

Something that is in the interior of something else is inside of it, deep, and far back / in the back. Just imagine something interior to something else, it's probably in the back.

Reading

おく

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 奥へ入る

    to go into the back

    奥へ進む

    to proceed to the depths

    奥へ行く

    to go to the depths

  • 奥が痛い

    the depths of something hurts (for body parts)

    奥が熱い

    the depths of something feels hot (for body parts)

    奥が深い

    deep, profound

  • 左奥

    back left

    右奥

    back right

    右手奥

    in the back on the right

  • 奥にある

    to be in the back

    奥に見える

    can see something in the back

    奥にいる

    to be in the back

  • 心の奥

    deep in one's heart

    喉の奥

    back of the throat

    目の奥

    the back of one's eyes

  • 奥の奥

    the very back, the deepest recesses

    奥の部屋

    the back room

    奥の細道

    "The Narrow Road to the Interior" (literature)

Context Sentences

奥にもっと小さいサイズのものも置いてますよ。

We have ones in smaller sizes in the back.

お前に借りたシャツならタンスの奥にしまってあるよ。

If you're looking for the shirt that I borrowed from you, I put it at the far back of the drawer.

このホテルは、フロントデスクが奥にあるんですね！

I see in this hotel the front desk is located in the back!

Kanji Composition