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奥 means 'core'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 452   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-11    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 36    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 54 words   Used in 69 words   Used in 1443 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   オウ
Kun
   おく core, inner recess
Kun    くま   おくまる
Name    お   おお   おん   つ   のく
  
⿳   () katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from  ⿵   wide   rice   big  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 奥 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 奥 is used 67 times, read 2 ways.
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オウ : 13 words FIND ALL
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noun
secrets; mysteries; esoterica; hidden purpose
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おく : 54 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: おく
noun
interior; inner part; inside
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An additional 2 less common words include 奥 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1038  Joy o' Kanji : 1038  Key to Kanji: 58 

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オウ   おく core, inner recess   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
wide
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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