- 1. [v5k, vt] to put; to place
- 2. [v5k, vt] to leave (behind)
- 3. [v5k, vt] to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
- 4. [v5k, vt] to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
- 5. [v5k, vt] to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
- 6. [v5k, vt] to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- 7. [v5k, vt] to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
- 8. [v5k, vt] to separate spatially or temporally
- 9. [v5k, aux-v] to do something in advance — after the -te form of a verb (uk)
- 10. [v5k, aux-v] to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state — after the -te form of a verb (uk)
Kanji in this word
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置
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawnOn: チ (chi)Kun: お.く (o.ku)、 -お.き (-o.ki)
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.
遊びたいならちゃんとルールを決めておきなさい。
If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!
宿題をやりかけにしておいた。
The boy left his homework half-finished.
問題を未解決のままにしておくのはいけません。
You mustn't leave your problems unsolved.