奥

Meaning

1. n
   inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.)
2. n
   living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
3. n
   recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

Example sentences

• この公園の西側に近いところは、道路の騒音も大きいが、奥にはいるともう聞こえない。

  Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.

• 面疔ができた。小鼻の奥に1個、痛い塊がある。

  I have a facial boil. There's a painful lump at the back of one nostril.

• あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。

  If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.