- godan verb, transitive to put; to place
- to leave (behind)
- to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
- to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
- to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
- to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
- to separate spatially or temporally
- godan verb, auxiliary verb, usually in kana, after the -te form of a verb to do something in advance
- usually in kana, after the -te form of a verb to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
置く
おく
to put
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In sentences
角に置いといて。 Put it in the corner. #11741573
置いていかないで。 Don't leave me. #5185656
これ、どこに置きたい？ Where do you want to put this? #11195157
部屋に鍵置いてきちゃった。 I left the key in the room. #3134885
家に鍵、置いてきちゃった。 I left my keys at home. #10198706
私、メガネどこに置いたかしら。 I wonder where I put my glasses. #9496204