JMdict: 1421850

置く 【おく】

  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
  10. [v5k,aux-v] to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
置 Placement, Put, Set, Deposit, Leave Behind, Keep, Employ, Pawn チ お.く, -お.き 4

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