蘊奥うんのう

noun

inner mysteries; esoteric secrets

Literary term for the profound, hidden principles or deepest secrets of a field of study, art, or tradition. Often used in contexts like 蘊奥を究める (to master the inner mysteries).

• 彼かれは長なが年ねんの修しゅ行ぎょうを経へて、茶さ道どうの蘊奥うんのうを究きわめた。

  After many years of training, he mastered the inner mysteries of the tea ceremony.