Word Meaning 奥の手

おくのて oku no te

奥の手 is read as おくのて (oku no te) and means left hand.

Meaning

English

  1. left hand
  2. ace up one's sleeve
  3. trump card
  4. last resort
  5. secret skills
  6. secret
  7. mystery

Reading

Kana

おくのて

Romaji

oku no te

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 伝家の宝刀,秘計,秘策,秘術,秘法,密計 Rank 21783 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奥手

おくて

late-growing rice

奥の手を使う

おくのてをつかう

to play one's trump card

奥行き

おくゆき

depth

おく

living quarters (at the back of a house)

奥地

おうち

interior

奥様

おくさま

wife

奥深い

おくぶかい

profound

奥底

おうてい

bottom (of one's heart)

奥山

おくやま

remote mountain

奥さん

おくさん

wife

奥方

おくがた

lady

奥歯

おくば

molars

Example Sentences

5

I have an ace up my sleeve.

I have other cards up my sleeve.

The time has come for you to play your trump card.

I have a card up my sleeve.

Keep that ace up your sleeve. If you're going to show it, have another even further up.