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置おく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, 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 verb (5-dan, く)
Usually written in kana
9. to do something in advance
after the -te form of a verb
10. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
after the -te form of a verb
Alt. forms
おく
65%
置おく
34%
Kanji used
置
put down
Pitch accent
お
く
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Conjugations...Used in: 5984
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to pause; to have a short intermission
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Examples (95 in total)
Leave it here.
Where did I put it?
I left a note.
Put it in the corner.
Put it down.
What did you put there?
Where do you want to put this?
Why did you put it there?
Don't put it on my desk.
Don't put things here.
Put your gun down.
Where did I put the paper?
Where did I put my reading glasses?
Where are you going to put this?
Lay it on the table.
Put it there, not here.
He put the luggage down.
Can we trust her?
Where should I put the bike?
She put the magazine on the table.
There's a piano in the room.
I wonder where I put my glasses.
There are some chopsticks on the table.
The focus of the talk is put on the content.
Where are we going to put my mother's belongings?
Where did you put my laptop?
May I leave my suitcase here?
Tom put his racket on the ground.
Put your teacup on the saucer.
Put the matches out of reach of children.
There was a chocolate fountain at the party.
Don't put the wallet on the top of the heater.
He rested his hand on my shoulder.
Father laid his hand on my shoulder.
Put it back on the desk.
Where did you put our key to the house?
There's a car in front of the church.
There is no more room for a TV set.
He put his bag under the table.
I put the book down and turned on the light.
I put the book on the table in the living room.
I left the keys with my wallet.
Where did you put the lid to this jar?
He has a large number of books on his bookshelf.
I am content with my circumstances.
Who put a frog in my bed?
I took off my boots and put them under the bed.
He put down the pencil on the desk.
There's an apple on the bench.
Mary set the basket on the table.
Tom left a gift for you.
There's a calendar on the desk.
Ask your teacher where to place the accent.
Tom can't remember where he put his passport.
On top of the onions, he placed the hot dog.
Please put it on the scale.
Place some torches so that mobs don't spawn.
Put that medicine out of the baby's reach.
The bedroom has a full-sized double bed.
He put a hand gently on her shoulder.
Please don't put anything on top of that box.
I always place a high value on knowledge.
Who put this paper here?
He put the book on the shelf.
Put it wherever there is room.
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
Should I put this bag under the seat?
She quickly put the money out of sight.
I may have put the key somewhere in this room.
Please don't place a vase on this stand.
Mary left her umbrella in the car.
The waitress set a glass of juice in front of me.
I put the bag on or beside the chair.
I attach little importance to a person's appearance.
Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
Does that store keep textile goods?
We placed a white tablecloth over the table.
Only then did I see the danger we were in.
The mailman left a letter for her.
Tell me where to put these books.
The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability.
After I shut the door, I remembered I had left my key behind.
Where is the notebook that I left here on the table yesterday?
Which side of the plate is the spoon supposed to be on?
Lucy approached the young man and put her hand on his head.
This bicycle has been left here since the beginning of this month.
You must practice it at regular intervals.
Always keep this dictionary handy.
Tom put the bowl of popcorn on the table.
He put a pack of cigarettes on the table.
After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.
We drop off our luggage in a small prefab hut and promptly start preparations.
I put the shopping bag on the table with a thud.
The very sick baby was under careful observation by the doctors.
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.