おく

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entries.
【屋】3
house
【億】4
a hundred million, 108
【憶】S
to recall; to remember
to guess; to conjecture
【臆】S
chest
guess; conjecture
timid; nervous
(This term, おく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 2

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【奥】S
inside; inner depths
back, rear
inside the house
one's heart, true feelings
a surname
(This term, おく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entry.
【置く】
to put, place, set
to leave (something)
(following a て-form verb) to do something in advance as preparation
(following a て-form verb) to do and keep in that state
Alternative spellings
措く, 居く
(This term, おく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おく.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entry: 於く

(The following entry is uncreated: 於く.)

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