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Japanese
Etymology 1
⟨oki1⟩ → /oki/
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE. Cognate with 奥 (oku, “inner, inside”).[1]
The kanji spelling 沖 appears to be a reanalysis of the Chinese character based on its components of 氵 (“water”) and 中 (“center, in the middle of”).
Pronunciation
Noun
おき • (oki) ←おき (oki)?
- open sea
Proper noun
おき • (Oki)
- a surname
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
おき • (oki)
- stem or continuative form of おく (oku)
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