おく

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

【屋】3	[noun] 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, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as おく, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 2

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

【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, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as おく, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 3

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

【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, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see 於く. (This term, おく, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 於く.)