おく

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entries.

【屋】3 [noun] house [noun] the roof of a house

【億】4 [noun] a hundred million, 108

【憶】S [affix] to recall; to remember [affix] to guess; to conjecture

【臆】S [affix] chest [affix] guess; conjecture [affix] timid; nervous

(This term, おく (oku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 2

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【奥】S [noun] inside; inner depths [noun] back, rear [noun] inside the house [noun] one's heart, true feelings [proper noun] a surname

(This term, おく (oku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 3

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【置く】 [verb] to put, place, set [verb] to leave (something) [verb] (following a て-form verb) to do something in advance as preparation [verb] (following a て-form verb) to do and keep in that state Alternative spellings 措く, 居く

(This term, おく (oku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entry: 於く

(The following entry is uncreated: 於く.)