Word Meaning 堂奥

どうおう douou

堂奥 is read as どうおう (douou) and means secret knowledge.

Meaning

English

secret knowledge
interior of a temple

Reading

Kana

どうおう

Romaji

douou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 142618 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奥

おく

living quarters (at the back of a house)

山奥

やまおく

deep in the mountains

大奥

おおおく

inner palace (in Edo Castle)

中奥

なかおく

area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

内奥

ないおう

inner part

最奥

さいおう

deep inside

心の奥

こころのおく

inner heart

堂々

どうどう

grandly

堂

どう

company

堂々巡り

どうどうめぐり

circling a temple

奥行き

おくゆき

depth

講堂

こうどう

auditorium