Quick answer
置 is the kanji for "Put". Its reading is お.く (oku). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Put
Also : Set · Place · Keep · Pawn · Deposit
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 置 represents 'PLACEMENT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of placement.
On-reading: ち — remember this sound by associating it with placement. Kun-reading: お.く.
Example Sentences
テーブルに本を置いてください。
てーぶるにほんをおいてください。
Please put the book on the table.
冷蔵庫に食べ物を置きました。
れいぞうこにたべものをおきました。
I placed food in the refrigerator.
Vocabulary using 置
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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