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N1N3Kanji
奥
interior; deep
Readings
- On
- オウ
- Kun
- おく
Examples
奥（おく）、奥さん（おくさん）
interior, wife (polite)
Note
On-reading (オウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (おく) is used standalone or with okurigana.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 文法
危険な地形___、探検家は奥地へ進んだ。
Answer: をものともせず
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