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置

placement
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingチ
Kun readingお.く、-お.き
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to leave (behind)
  4. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.)
  5. to set up

Popular Usage

置く位置装置

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · straightaway · ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 895

Compound words

置くおく
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
装置そうち
equipment; device; installation; apparatus; stage setting
位置いち
place; position; location; position; standing
拘置こうち
detention; confinement; arrest
処置しょち
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
設置せっち
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
措置そち
measure; step; action
倒置とうち
turning upside down; inversion
配置はいち
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition
物置ものおき
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
放置ほうち
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
留置りゅうち
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
置物おきもの
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
拘置所こうちしょ
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
前置きまえおき
preface; introduction; preamble
置き場おきば
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository
留置場りゅうちじょう
police cell; place of detention; jail
位置付けいちづけ
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
据え置きすえおき
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
置き去りおきざり
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
置き換えるおきかえる
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange
位置付けるいちづける
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

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