置く（おく） – To Put, To Place, To Leave Behind, To Establish, To Hire, To Bear, To Take In

Asher Wolfstein November 5, 2021 Leave a Comment

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置く oku Has 10 Definitions

• Godan 五段 Verb With く Ending:
  • Transitive:
    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.)
    6. To put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    7. To take in (boarders, etc.) / to provide lodging in one’s house
    8. To separate spatially or temporally
  • Auxiliary:
    1. To do something in advance
    2. To leave something in a certain state / to keep something in a certain state

Example Sentences Using 置く

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Component Kanji:

• 置《お》 - Placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ

Kanji On This Page: 五, 段, 置

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