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 the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)
For a list of all kanji with on'yomi おく, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading おく.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entry at 奥.
おく【奥】 [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 a hiragana spelling of 奥.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of おく – see the following entry at 置く.
おく【置く】 [verb]to put [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
(This term, おく, is a hiragana spelling of 置く.)

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