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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a Compound of 奥 (ō, “inner, inside”) +‎ 義 (gi, “meaning, significance”).

Noun

奥(おう)義(ぎ) or 奥義(あうぎ) • (ōgi or augi) 

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

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

Synonyms

• 極意(ごくい) (gokui)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative spelling
奧義 (kyūjitai)

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.

Alternative forms

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

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)