奥深(おくぶか)い

おくぶかい
i-adjective
profound; deep; unfathomable
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present奥深(おくぶか)い奥深(おくぶか)くない
Past奥深(おくぶか)かった奥深(おくぶか)くなかった
て form奥深(おくぶか)くて奥深(おくぶか)くなくて
Adverbial奥深(おくぶか)く—
Conditional ば奥深(おくぶか)ければ奥深(おくぶか)くなければ
Conditional たら奥深(おくぶか)かったら奥深(おくぶか)くなかったら
1. profound; deep (in meaning)
Having deep meaning, complexity, or richness that requires exploration to understand fully.
日本(にほん)文化(ぶんか)は奥深(おくぶか)い。
Japanese culture is profound.
将棋(しょうぎ)の奥深(おくぶか)さに魅了(みりょう)された。
I was fascinated by the depth of shogi.
料理(りょうり)の世界(せかい)は奥深(おくぶか)くて、学(まな)ぶことが尽(つ)きない。
The world of cooking is so deep that there is always more to learn.
2. deep (physically); far inside
Extending far inward; deeply situated.
奥深(おくぶか)い森(もり)の中(なか)を歩(ある)いた。
I walked deep into the forest.
奥深(おくぶか)い谷(たに)に川(かわ)が流(なが)れている。
A river flows through the deep valley.
奥深(おくぶか)い山(やま)の中(なか)に古(ふる)い寺(てら)がひっそりと建(た)っていた。
An old temple stood quietly deep in the mountains.

Forms

奥(おく) (interior, depth) + 深(ふか)い (deep) → deeply interior = profound

  • 奥深(おくぶか)い世界(せかい) - a profound world
  • 奥深(おくぶか)さ (noun form) - profoundness, depth
  • 奥深(おくぶか)く - deeply (adverb form)

Usage

Often used to describe things that have hidden complexity or layers of meaning: culture, art, philosophy, traditional crafts, games like shogi or go.
Conveys respect and admiration for something's complexity. Suggests that the more you explore something, the more you discover.

Related Words

Compare: 含蓄(がんちく) (implication)
Compare: 味(あじ)わい深(ぶか)い (deeply flavorful)
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Added 2026.1.19 13:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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