Illustration: A woman kneels before an open kitchen cupboard in a Japanese apartment, reaching past neatly stacked bowls toward a small teapot at the very back. The cupboard's opening, side walls and rear wall are visible, with the teapot tucked against the rear wall beyond the everyday dishes.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

奥おく

oku

inner part, back

Example sentences

彼かれらはレストランの奥おくの方ほうに座すわった。
The group was seated in the back of the restaurant.
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彼かれは建物たてものの奥おくに行いってみました。
He went to the back of the building.
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彼かれは店みせの奥おくの暗くらい隅すみに姿すがたを消けした。
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
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Kanji in 奥

奥interior; heartOnオウKunおく・おくまる・くま

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