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置
Put, Place, Leave
お-く (o-ku)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
You'll often hear 「ここに置いてください」 ('Please put it here') in restaurants, stores, and offices. It's one of the most useful action verbs in Japanese.
Memory Trick
Imagine carefully PLACING a BOOK on a TABLE. Once it's there, you LEAVE it in that spot.
Readings
Onyomi: チ (chi)
Kunyomi: お-く (o-ku)
Example Words
置く
おく (oku)
To put
放置
ほうち (houchi)
Leaving unattended
設置
せっち (secchi)
Installation
位置
いち (ichi)
Position
Example Sentence
荷物を ここに 置いてください。
にもつを ここに おいてください。
nimotsu o koko ni oite kudasai
Please put your luggage here.