Keyword
put down
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig895
Readings
お
(71%)
ち
(27%)
おき
(1%)
Composed of
small net
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)
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
place; position; location; position; standing; status
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
measure; step; action
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
preface; introduction; preamble
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to pause; to have a short intermission
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to leave behind
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to lay aside; to set aside
to leave as is; to ignore
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
freely; frankly; without reserve
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
note (letter) left behind; will
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to lay aside; to set aside
to leave as it is; to defer
to change the position of
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to leave word; to leave a message
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
police cell; place of detention; jail
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
controller; control unit
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
place to put something; storage space
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
amiable; affable
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
put down
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
police cell; place of detention; jail
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
reprisals; retaliatory measures
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
reshuffling; job rotation
to set aside
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
storage room; store room; lumber room
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
battle station; action stations
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
note (letter) left behind; will
pleased to make your acquaintance
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
special measure; special measures
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
experimental device; experimental equipment
to abandon; to leave behind
layout map; block plan; layout plan
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
legal measure; legal action
hopeless; unworkable
to put one's trust in
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap; stationary net
budgetary provision
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
night-vision device
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
detention; confinement; arrest
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
storage (device); memory
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
transitional measures
to lay aside; to set aside
confinement for psychiatric tests; detention pending expert evaluation
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; preliminary placement; provisional placement
machine; mechanism; gadget
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
relief measure; mitigation measure
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
to leave something as it is
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
good position; favourable situation
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
to play it safe
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
smoke or heat sensor or detector
chopstick rest
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower
cease and desist order (issued under the Anti-monopoly Act)
corrective action (measure); rectification
involuntary admission (to a mental hospital); involuntary commitment
receiver; receiving set; receiving apparatus (equipment)
auxiliary device; auxiliary equipment
illegally-parked bicycle; abandoned bicycle; discarded bicycle
stopping position (of a vehicle; at a pedestrian crossing, traffic lights, etc.)
fixing (in place); fixed; stationary
ventilator; ventilating device
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
distributed, decentralized arrangement
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile)
safety measure; safety precaution
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
abolition of the han system and establishment of prefectures (1871)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
preface; introduction
to focus on particular aspects of things
branch detention house
processing unit; processor
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
hopeless; unworkable
footrest; footstool
arrangement; grouping
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
electronic equipment
execution ground
justification; positioning; alignment
leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
opposing (something) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
morgue; mortuary
drawn water
setting; placement
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
display device; graphics device
power supply (device)
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
delivery in which the package is left in front of the door or in a designated area; safe drop
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
drive assembly; driving gear; driving mechanism; running gear
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
placing a minor under protective detention; imposing a care and custody order
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
temporary step; stopgap measure
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
left behind (for later use)
time-limited measure
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
external unit; external device
layaway; lay-bye; layaway plan
stand; base; platform; holder; rest
landscape-oriented; transversely oriented
landscape orientation
heater; heating apparatus; heating arrangement; heating equipment; heating system; room heater
to examine beforehand
retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)
bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
output unit; output device
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
soundproofing (device)
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
detector; detecting device; detecting unit; sensing device
confidence-building measures; CBM
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
placing side by side; running simultaneously (e.g. classes); juxtaposition
registration; positioning
portable brazier
mounting position; attachment location
proprioception; kinaesthesia; position sense; sense of location; sense of the geography of a place
buffer; shock absorber; damper unit
boarding position (e.g. on train platform)
fleshiness; plumpness
steering gear (ship)
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
landing gear (aircraft)
turning upside down; inversion
transposition
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
alignment; justification
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
public-address system; PA system
permanent; standing
best practices; best practice
air-conditioning; air-cooling apparatus
portrait orientation
stand; base; platform; holder; rest
portrait-oriented; longitudinally oriented
refrigerator; refrigerating equipment; freezer
alternate; every other one
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
electrical device; electrical equipment
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
back-end; postposition
Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office
Rube Goldberg machine
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
to set aside
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
placing side by side; running simultaneously (e.g. classes); juxtaposition
drawn water
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
peripheral equipment; peripheral device
freely; frankly; without reserve
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
information processing equipment; information technology equipment
input-output unit; input-output device
prefix notation; Polish notation
division (of an organization); branch
company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)
main memory; primary storage
involuntary confinement (of a person suspected of being infected, etc.); detention
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
to understand; to keep in mind
before anything else; first of all
standing; to stand; to leave (e.g. for curd to form, fermentation to occur, etc.)
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare
portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
thin tatami mat that can be placed on flooring
ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three
gearbox; transmission
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
maintain; retain; continue
regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
repeating a school grade; grade retention; grade repetition
auxiliary storage; secondary storage
execution ground
installation requirement
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
period of deferment; grace period; interest-only period
to put something in the wrong place; to misplace
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
to leave word; to leave a message
pointing device (e.g. laser pen)
to set aside
portable brazier
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
to take in lodgers; to keep boarders
current position
scanning device; scanner
to feel constraint; to feel uneasy; to worry
portable brazier
handicap go; game of go played with a handicap
period of deferment; grace period; interest-only period
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
child left to their own devices (i.e. by neglectful parents); child allowed to run free
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
storage (esp. in a warehouse); depositing
setting aside; leaving to one side
atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern
character position
lien; right of retention
device control character (e.g. DC1)
conditioning regimen (prior to transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells, etc.)
gray; grey; frosted; hoary; frosty
remedial measure; measure to settle matters satisfactorily
lead position; first position (in a string)
(molecular) configuration
portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma
Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
mandatory requirements (e.g. qualifications, administrative structures, etc.)
earth taken from elsewhere and placed atop
to book a seat; to take a seat
setting aside; leaving to one side
inverted sentence
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
medicine left by a salesman, and paid for when used
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
chopstick rest
interlock; interlocking device
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
rest for the lid of a teakettle (tea ceremony)
shelf that can be moved around; whatnot
(organizational) attachment; establishment
position recognition (in a device or system); location awareness
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
safe area (where the player is safe from enemy attacks); safe zone
intercom; intercommunication system
DCE; Data Circuit Termination Equipment; Digital Service Unit; line terminating equipment; DSU; LTE
digit position
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three
line concentrator; line multiplexer
degausser; demagnetizer
please understand (that ...); please bear in mind (that ...)
logic unit; arithmetic and logic unit; ALU
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
please understand (that ...); please bear in mind (that ...)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)
argument position
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
drawn water
setting aside; leaving to one side
to calculate; to divine
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
portable brazier
portable brazier
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
please understand (that ...); please bear in mind (that ...)
please understand (that ...); please bear in mind (that ...)
establishment of more (offices)
remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
handicap go; game of go played with a handicap
(organizational) attachment; establishment
kanji left unpronounced when reading kanbun in Japanese; characters representing adverbs, conjunctions, etc. used in a letter
digit position
rest for the lid of a teakettle (tea ceremony)
shelf that can be moved around; whatnot
alignment; justification
alignment; justification
alignment; justification
punished criminal
punished criminal
substitute character; SUB
low (toilet tank)
transposed matrix; transpose
operating on a ten-minute schedule
anchorage
land terminal equipment (of a submarine cable)
position vector
magnetic resonance imaging scanner; MRI scanner
big science (particle accelerators, space telescopes, etc.)
Golgi apparatus; Golgi body
compensator; compensating device
flag-of-convenience ship; ship flying a flag of convenience
Act on Special Measures concerning Conservation of Lake Water Quality
compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition
compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition
array processor; vector processor
calligraphic display device; directed beam display device
tape device; tape drive
data switching exchange; DSE
data terminal equipment; DTE
data communications equipment
dot (matrix) printer; matrix printer
array processor; vector processor
home position
Memory Management Unit; MMU
laser printer; laser beam printer
location cursor
positional parameter
positioning time; seek time
audio response unit; voice response unit
virtual device coordinates; VDC
rotational position sensing; RPS
memory indication; storage indication
complex conjugate transpose (of a matrix)
postfix notation; reverse Polish notation
arithmetic unit; arithmetic logic unit; ALU
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Reader; Magnetic Ink Character Recognition; MICR
automatic calling and automatic answering unit
digit place; digit position
punch position; punching position
front end processor
device-dependent version of public text
device coordinate; DC
multiplexer; multiplexing equipment
FDM; Frequency Division Multiplexer
substitution list
replacement text
replacement character
character printer; serial printer
associative storage; content addressable storage
character display (device); character-imaging device
variable substitution
calligraphic display device; directed beam display device
associative storage; content addressable storage
logical input device; logical input value
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
adposition; prepositions and postpositions
current collector; power collector
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
government rules on structure, staffing, etc. of local bodies (e.g. police force)
indoor apparatus (e.g. telephone equipment)
intercom; intercommunication system
splitting or merging of municipalities
abolishing and establishing
electron configuration
automatic steering device; self-steering gear; autopilot
arrangement; leveling up; alignment; adjustment
arrangement; leveling up; alignment; adjustment
application of paste (for resist dyeing)
Act on Temporary Measures concerning Customs
relief measure; bailout
knee replacement; knee arthroplasty; artificial knee joint replacement
position coordinates
fielding position
preventive measure; precautionary measure; precaution
reference position; reference location
extra-legal measure; special procedure beyond the law
fume hood; fume cupboard
collection point for pick-up (of held mail, etc.)
replacement level (of fertility)
replacement level (of fertility)
replacement level (of fertility)
accelerator; acceleration device; particle accelerator
treatment room (e.g. in a hospital)
speed camera; automatic speed limit enforcement device
Examples (200 in total)
Leave it here.
What did you put there?
Put it there.