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置く

おく

usually kana

Readings

おく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vtto put; to place
  2. 2.
    v5k, vtto leave (behind)
  3. 3.
    v5k, vtto establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
  4. 4.
    v5k, vtto appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
  5. 5.
    v5k, vtto place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
  6. 6.
    v5k, vtto put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
  7. 7.
    v5k, vtto take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
  8. 8.
    v5k, vtto separate spatially or temporally
  9. 9.
    v5k, aux-vto do something in advance
  10. 10.
    v5k, aux-vto leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

Kanji breakdown

置
N413 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

それをテーブルの上に置きなさい。

Lay it on the table.

あいにく私はカメラを家においてきた。

As it happens, I have left the camera at home.

彼女はいつも自分の部屋をきれいにしておく。

She always keeps her room clean.

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置くおく

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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