Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) お​うぎ [óꜜògì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɡ̃i]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Synonyms

• 極意 (ごくい) ‎(gokui)

Etymology 2

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

• Yutōyomi
• (Tokyo) お​くぎ [óꜜkùgì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞kɯᵝɡ̃i]

Alternative forms

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

Noun

奥義 ‎(hiragana おくぎ, romaji 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 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0