奥深い

• 読み: おくぶかい
• ローマ字: okubukai
• 漢字の分解: 奥 (oku) — inner depths, recess | 深 (fuka/shin) — deep
• 発音: /o.kɯ.bɯ.ka.i/

意味

Profound; deep; meaningful; recondite. Describes something that rewards deeper engagement and resists full comprehension.

An i-adjective formed from 奥 (oku — inner depths, recesses) and 深い (fukai — deep). Used both literally (奥深い山 — deep in the mountains) and figuratively to describe art, philosophy, traditions, or people that contain layers of meaning. Strongly positive in tone; it implies richness and inexhaustibility. A hallmark compliment for Japanese traditional arts and complex ideas.

例文

1. 茶道は一見シンプルに見えるが、その哲学は奥深い。
2. この小説は読むたびに新たな発見があり、本当に奥深い作品だと思う。
3. 人間の心理は奥深く、表面的な言動だけで判断してはいけない。

使い方ガイド

場面: culture, philosophy, literature, arts, psychology

トーン: appreciative

起源と歴史

Compound of 奥 (oku — interior, recess, depths) and 深い (fukai — deep). Both components are Old Japanese; the compound appears in classical literature to describe physical depth and then extended metaphorically.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal