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Kanji Detail for 置 - "to place, to leave"

置

  • Meaning

    置 means "to place, to leave." Also associated with to establish.

    1. Place - To put; to set.

    2. Leave - To let remain; to abandon.

    3. Establish - To set up; to institute.

  • Words using 置

    • 措置 そち Listen measure; step; action
    • 装置 そうち Listen equipment; device; installation
    • 設置 せっち Listen establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
    • 配置 はいち Listen arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing
    • 処置 しょち Listen measure; step; dealing with
    • 拘置 こうち Listen detention; confinement; arrest
    • 拘置所 こうちしょ Listen prison; detention house; detention center
    • 据え置き すえおき Listen deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed

  • Four-character idioms with 置

    • 舞台装置 ぶたいそうち Listen stage setting
    • 善後処置 ぜんごしょち Listen remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
    • 応急措置 おうきゅうそち Listen stopgap measure; quick-fix solution

  • Tattoo check: 置

    • Verified meaning: to place, to leave
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おき, おく)
    • Also carries these associations: to establish

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 置

    Surnames 置(おき)Listen 置(おく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    place, lay out; set aside

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to install; to place; to put; to buy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to lay out, to place, to set aside

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To put down. When something is released from hand and settled in its place. Hence it has the meaning of abandonment. Such as 廢置 (discard), 擱置 (shelve). It has the meaning of placement. Such as 措置 (arrange), 位置 (position). It has the meaning of establishment. Such as setting up a county is called 置縣, setting up an official is called 置官. All are this. | A post station. (Mencius) "Faster than post stations transmitting commands." 置 refers to a single mounted courier. Like today's horse express. Seen in (Book of Han Commentary).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chi(チ) チ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    oki(おき) おき

    oku(おく) おく

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    网 罒 㓁 (amigashira・amime)

  • Related Keywords

    place leave establish abandon install set aside stop put arrange assign deposit lay locate position set situate store

Sentences including 置

  • I have no idea where i left my keys.

  • Leave it there.

  • The picture looks better at a distance.

  • Don't park your books on the table.

  • I will wait till you have written the letter.

  • Put it back on the desk.

  • Set it down there.

  • Where did you put our key to the house?

  • Lay the book on the table.

  • I always keep a dictionary close at hand.

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