Words — 83 found
おく
奥ゆかしい
1. refined; elegant; graceful; cultivated
2. modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing
奥床しい 【おくゆかしい】
奥床しい: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
むつ
陸奥
1. Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)Historical term
陸奥 【みちのく】
1. inner room
1. true intention
おくじょうろう
奥上臈
1. maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)Historical term, Rare term, See also 奥女中
おくいん
奥の院
1. inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.Buddhism
奥之院 【おくのいん】
奥之院: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
1. area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
1. deep truth; deep knowledge
おくがた
クレーヴの奥方
1. La Princesse de Clèves (1678 novel by Madame de La Fayette)Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
おくばものはさ
奥歯に物が挟まる
1. to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout wayIdiomatic expression
奥歯にものが挟まる 【おくばにものがはさまる】
うんのうきわ
蘊奥を極める
1. to master the secrets ofObsolete term
蘊奥を究める 【うんのうをきわめる】