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Kanji Detail for 置 - "place, put, set"

  • Meaning

    置 means "place, put, set."

    1. Place - To put; to set.

    2. Leave - To let remain; to abandon.

    3. Establish - To set up; to institute.

  • 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).
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  • 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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