1. Noun

   1.

   inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest)

2. 2.

   living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room

3. 3.

   recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

Example sentences

• 奥さんはお元気？

  How is the wife?

• 奥歯が欠けました。

  My back tooth has chipped.