置く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 置く
Transitive verb
to put; to place
Transitive verb
to leave (behind)
Transitive verb
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
Transitive verb
to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
Transitive verb
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
Transitive verb
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
Transitive verb
to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
Transitive verb
to separate spatially or temporally
Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb
to do something in advance
Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb
to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
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