Okumuki - Inside

Japanese: 奥向 - おくむき

〘 noun 〙① The inner part of the house. The living room. ※Kabuki Umeyanagi Wakaba Kagasome (1819) Shiritsute "It seems that the rumors about this husband are often heard in the inner sanctum ." ② The area related to household affairs in general. Also, that work or the people involved in that work. They followed the Edo Shogunate, feudal lord families, and upper-class families. ⇔ Outward appearance. ※Kokuka Hachiron (1742) Kanke "To put it simply, it is like the discrimination between the inner sanctum officials of the samurai class and the outward appearance officials at that time." ③ Domestic affairs.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 家の奥のほう。居間のほう。※歌舞伎・梅柳若葉加賀染（1819）四立「この旦那のお噂(うわさ)も、度々奥向(オクムキ)であるげなが」② 家政全般に関する方面。また、その仕事や、その仕事にたずさわる人。江戸幕府や大名家、また、上流家庭についていった。⇔表向(おもてむき)。※国歌八論（1742）官家「譬へば当時武家の奥向諸役人と、表向諸役人との差別の如きのみ」③ 家庭内の事情。

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