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おおおく
Kanji
大奥
Noun
Japanese Meaning
江戸時代、江戸城内に設けられた将軍やその家族など女性たちの居住区域。特に将軍の正室や側室、その女中たちが生活した奥御殿。 / 転じて、一般に権力者の私的領域や、その内部で行われる政治・人間関係を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おおおくは、むかしのやしきで、おんなのひとたちがすむうちがわのばしょ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（历史）江户城将军的后宫、女眷居所 / 城中内宅深处的女性居住区 / 内室、内廷（统治者家族的内院）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（歷史）江戶城的女性內苑，將軍妻妾居所 / 內殿；後宮（指日本江戶時期）
Korean Meaning
(역사) 에도성의 여성 전용 내실 / (역사) 쇼군의 가족·측실이 거주하던 내전 / (역사) 쇼군의 하렘
Indonesian
bagian dalam istana shogun (sejarah) / kediaman wanita di istana Edo (sejarah) / kamar dalam istana shogun (sejarah)
Vietnamese Meaning
hậu cung (lịch sử) của tướng quân Nhật Bản / nội cung (khu sinh hoạt phụ nữ trong lâu đài thời Edo)
Tagalog Meaning
panloob na bahagi ng palasyo (makasaysayan) / tanging tirahan ng kababaihan sa palasyo ng shōgun
Sense（1）
大奥: (historical) inner chamber
（ romanization ）
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おおおく
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The Ooku in the Edo period was a world of women only.
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江戸時代のおおおくは女性だけの世界だった。
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