Japanese symbol for “depth”
奥行き
おくゆき
Romaji: okuyuki
depth; length
In Japanese, depth is 奥行き, read おくゆき (okuyuki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n depth; length
Written forms: 奥行き、奥行. Readings: おくゆき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “depth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深度 | しんど shindo | depth |
| 深み | ふかみ fukami | depth; profundity |
| こく | こく koku | richness; fullness; lushness |
| 濃淡 | のうたん noutan | depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor) |
| 厚み | あつみ atsumi | profundity; depth |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奥様 | おくさま okusama | wife; your wife; his wife |
| 山奥 | やまおく yamaoku | deep in the mountains; mountain recesses |
| 奥さん | おくさん okusan | wife; your wife; his wife |
| 奥山 | おくやま okuyama | remote mountain; mountain recesses |
| 奥地 | おくち okuchi | interior; backwoods; hinterland |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “depth”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.