おき

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
沖 澳

⟨oki₁⟩ → /oki/

From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE. Cognate with 奥 (oku, “inner, inside”).

The kanji spelling 沖 appears to be a reanalysis of the Chinese character based on its components of 氵 (“water”) and 中 (“center, in the middle of”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おき [òkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞kʲi]

Noun

おき • (oki) ^{←おき (oki)?}

1. open sea

Proper noun

おき • (Oki) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞kʲi]

Verb

おき • (oki) 

1. stem or continuative form of おく (oku) [godan]