奥の院

奥之院

Reading

Kana: おくのいん

Romaji: okunoin

Definition

noun

1

inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

奥

Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま

Meanings: heart, interior

院

Reading: イン

Meanings: Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

之

Readings: シ、 の、 これ、 ゆく、 この

Meanings: of, this