# 奥 — interior; depths

奥 means “interior; depths”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). Kun'yomi: おく (oku). You'll see it in words such as 奥 (oku, “inner part; interior”).

- Meaning: interior; depths
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: おく (oku)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 奥

Parts: 丿 slash · 冂 frame · 米 rice · 大 big

## Words with 奥

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 奥 | おく (oku) | inner part; interior |
| 奥さん | おくさん (okusan) | wife; your wife |
| 奥まる | おくまる (okumaru) | to lie deep in; to extend far back |

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[裏](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back-side/) · [底](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bottom/) · [傾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tilt/) · [奥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/interior/) · [隅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nook/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/interior/. Last updated 2026-11-01.