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ć„„
Interior, Depth, Inner Part
ăă (oku)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Many traditional Japanese homes have an ć„„ăźé (oku no ma), the innermost room reserved for honored guests or important family occasions.
Memory Trick
Imagine walking through a house until you reach the deepest room at the very back. That hidden place is the ć„„, the innermost part.
Readings
Onyomi: ăȘ㊠(ou)
Kunyomi: ăă (oku)
Example Words
ć„„
ăă (oku)
Back, Interior
ć„„ăă
ăăăă (okusan)
Someone else's wife
ć„„æ·±ă
ăăă¶ăă (okubukai)
Profound
汱愄
ăăŸăă (yamaoku)
Deep in the mountains
Example Sentence
æŹ ăŻ éšć± ăź ć„„ ă« ăăăŸăă
ă»ă 㯠ăžă ăź ăă ă« ăăăŸăă
hon wa heya no oku ni arimasu
The book is in the back of the room.