奥
N3おく
奧
[oku]
Meanings
1.Noun
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.Noun
living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
3.Noun
recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
Examples
廊下の奥に小さな部屋がある。
There is a small room at the end of the hallway.
古い旅館の奥には主人家族の住む座敷があった。
In the inner quarters of the old inn was the parlor where the proprietor's family lived.
洞窟の奥には不思議な光が見えた。
A mysterious light could be seen deep inside the cave.