奥（おく）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: back/deep inside
Example sentences
- 店の奥に静かな席がある。 — There's a quiet seat toward the back of the shop.
- 引き出しの奥に鍵をしまう。 — I keep the key at the back of the drawer.
Idioms & proverbs containing “奥”
- 奥の手 (おくのて) — ace up one's sleeve; trump card; last resort
- 奥の手を使う (おくのてをつかう) — to play one's trump card
- 奥歯に物が挟まる (おくばにものがはさまる) — to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
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