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oku
godan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

oku

English Meaning(s) for 置く

godan verb, transitive verb
  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
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do something in advance (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state (after the -te form of a verb)

Definition and Synonyms for 置く

Let leave unchanged
Synonyms: おく, 任せる, 許す
Place sing a note with the correct pitch
Synonyms: おく
Put attribute or give
Synonyms: おく, 与える, 付す, 充てる, 当てる, 満つ
Set put into a certain place or abstract location
Synonyms: おく
Put Down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
Synonyms: おく
Leave Behind depart and not take along
Synonyms: おく, 取り残す, 残す
Locate assign a location to
Synonyms: おく, 配す, 配する, 配置
Place place somebody in a particular situation or location
Synonyms: おく
Place assign to (a job or a home)
Synonyms: おく, 割り当てる, 就く, 就ける
Lay Off put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms: おく, ひる, よす, しまう, やめる, ストップ, 中止, 停止, 取り止める, 廃す, 廃する, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 措く, 放る, 放る, 放る, 断つ, 止す, 止む, 止める, 留める, 終える

Meanings for each kanji in 置く

» put; placement; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn

Categories 置く is a member of

Leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
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Send assign to a station
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Employ put into service
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Set put into a certain place or abstract location
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Sing produce tones with the voice
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Move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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Delegate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 置く

Conjugations for 置く

masu stem
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oki
Negative stem
[()·]
oka
te-form
[()··]
oite
Negative te-form
[()····]
okanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()···]
okanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·]
oku
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
okanai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
oita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··]
okou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
okimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
okimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
okimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
okimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()·····]
okimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
okitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
okitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
okitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··]
okita
te-form
[()····]
okitakute
Negative te-form
[()······]
okitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()···]
okitaku
Provisional Form
[()·····]
okitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()·······]
okitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()······]
okitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()········]
okitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()···]
okitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·]
oke
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
okinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··]
okeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()····]
okanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
oitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
okanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
oitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··]
okeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
okenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
oketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okenakatta
masu-stem
[()·]
oke
te-form
[()··]
okete
Negative te-form
[()····]
okenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
okemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
okemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
okemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
okemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
okareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
okarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
okareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
okarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
okare
te-form
[()···]
okarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
okarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
okaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
okaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
okaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
okaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
okasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
okaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
okasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
okase
te-form
[()···]
okasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
okasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
okasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
okasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
okasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
okasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
okasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
okasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
okasarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
okasare
te-form
[()····]
okasarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
okasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
okasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
okasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()······]
okasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·········]
okasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··]
okan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
okazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
okanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
okazaru

Sample Sentences for 置く

They don't have enough income to lay aside for the future.
He put down his racket.
The waitress set a glass of juice in front of me.
Could you put this coat somewhere?
Would you put the dishes in the sink?

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