JLPT N3 · Position

奥

おく

inner part; back

Stroke order of 奥

奥 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A roof 宀 over deep rice 米 and 大 stored far inside: the back.

Parts: 宀 roof + 米 rice + 大 big

Example sentence

店の奥に部屋があります。

みせのおくにへやがあります。

There is a room at the back of the shop.

Words with 奥

奥さんwife (someone else's)

More words: Position

中心center 中央middle; central 周りsurroundings 隅corner (inside)端edge; end 表front; surface 裏back; reverse side 底bottom 正面front 手前this side 内側inside 外側outside 片側one side 上下up and down

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