置 – Kanji details

Keyword

put down

Info

Frequency	Top 200-300
Type	Kyōiku (4th grade) ?
Kanken	Level 7
Heisig	895
Readings	お (71%) ち (27%) おき (1%)
	きぎと

Composed of

罒

small net

直

straight

Mnemonic

The boatman grabbed the small net, held it over his head, and put it down straight down into the ocean to collect the fish.

Used in vocabulary (764 in total)

置おく

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

位い置ち

place; position; location; position; standing; status

設せっ置ち

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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Examples (200 in total)

ここに置おいといて。

Leave it here.

そこに何なにを置おいたの？

What did you put there?

そこに置おいて。

Put it there.