JMdict: 1421850
置く 【おく】
- [v5k,vt] to put; to place
- [v5k,vt] to leave (behind)
- [v5k,vt] to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
- [v5k,vt] to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
- [v5k,vt] to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
- [v5k,vt] to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- [v5k,vt] to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
- [v5k,vt] to separate spatially or temporally
- [v5k,aux-v] to do something in advance
- [v5k,aux-v] to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
置 | Placement, Put, Set, Deposit, Leave Behind, Keep, Employ, Pawn | チ | お.く, -お.き |
Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)
こと (151), この (83), いい (62), 私 (57), その (40), まで (40), それ (40), そんな (38), 自分 (37), 好き (36), 人 (34), もの (33), という (32), 場所 (28), として (27), とこ (27), もう (25), 子 (25), する (24), べき (24), よく (23), うちたけ (23), なる (23), ありがとう (23), それは (23)