置く

Meanings

1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
4. to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)

Part of speech: godan verb (く), transitive, auxiliary verb

Kanji

• 置

  Meanings

  placement, put, set, deposit

  On reading

  チ

  Kun reading

  お.く、-お.き

  Strokes

  13

Example sentences

• それをテーブルの上に置きなさい。

  Lay it on the table.

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• 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.

  Tatoeba #234564 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #93263 · CC BY 2.0 FR