Word Meaning 置く
おく
oku
置く is read as おく (oku) and means to do something in advance.
Meaning
English
- to do something in advance
- to leave (behind)
- to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- to separate spatially or temporally
- to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.)
- to set up
- to leave something in a certain state
- to keep something in a certain state
Reading
Kana
おく
Romaji
oku
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
10この本どこに置くの？
Where does this book go?
俺の机には置くな。
Don't put it on my desk.
通路に物を置くな。
Don't put your things in the passage.
ここにモノを置くな。
Don't put things here.
これは、どこに置くつもり？
Where are you going to put this?
テーブルの上に本を置くな。
Don't park your books on the table.
そこに椅子を置くんじゃない。
Don't put the chair there.
荷物を置く場所を空けてくれ。
Make room for the baggage.
子どもの手が届かないところに置くこと。
Put it where children can't get at it.
絵は少し離れたところに置くとより良く見える。
The picture looks better at a distance.