奥義

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

/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

Noun

奥義 (hiragana おうぎ, rōmaji ōgi, alternative reading あうぎ, rōmaji augi)

  1. the heart or depth of something; the inner secrets of something
Derived terms
Synonyms
  • 極意 (ごくい) (gokui)

Etymology 2

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

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

Alternative forms

  • 奥儀 (appears to be specific to the okugi reading)

Noun

奥義 (hiragana おくぎ, rōmaji okugi)

  1. the heart or depth of something; the inner secrets of something
Synonyms
  • 極意 (ごくい) (gokui)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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