奥義

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
奥	義
おう Grade: S	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
奧義 (kyūjitai)

/auɡi/ → /ɔːɡi/ → /oːɡi/

Possibly coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a Compound of 奥 (ō, “inner, inside”) +‎ 義 (gi, “meaning, significance”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​ーぎ [óꜜògì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɡʲi]

Noun

奥(おう)義(ぎ) • (ōgi) ^{←あうぎ (augi)?}

1. the heart or depth of something; the inner secrets of something

Synonyms

• 極意(ごくい) (gokui)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 奥義書(おうぎしょ) (ōgisho): an esoteric book
• 奥義抄(おうぎしょう) (ōgishō): a three-volume compendium of 和歌 (waka) criticism, published in the late Heian period

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
奥	義
おく Grade: S	ぎ Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Alternative spellings
奧義 (kyūjitai) 奥儀

Alternative reading of ōgi above, using the kun'yomi pronunciation of oku for the 奥 character. This oku reading is more common when 奥 is used on its own.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​くぎ [óꜜkùgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Noun

奥(おく)義(ぎ) • (okugi) 

1. the heart or depth of something; the inner secrets of something

Synonyms

• 極意(ごくい) (gokui)