おく

置 く

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to put, to place

    • それをテーブルの上に置きなさい。
      Lay it on the table.

  2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to leave (behind)

    • あいにく私はカメラを家においてきた。
      As it happens, I have left the camera at home.

  3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up

  4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ

  5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)

  6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool

  7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house

  8. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to separate spatially or temporally

  9. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, auxiliary verb

    to do something in advance
    after the -te form of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼女はいつも自分の部屋をきれいにしておく。
      She always keeps her room clean.
    • 遊びたいならちゃんとルールを決めておきなさい。
      If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!

  10. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, auxiliary verb

    to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state
    after the -te form of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 宿題をやりかけにしておいた。
      The boy left his homework half-finished.
    • 問題を未解決のままにしておくのはいけません。
      You mustn't leave your problems unsolved.