置く

• 読み: おく
• ローマ字: oku
• 漢字の分解: 置 (chi/o) — to put, to place
• 発音: /o.kɯ/

意味

To put; to place; to set down. A basic verb for placing objects in a location.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with a く stem. Used for placing objects on surfaces or in locations. Also functions as an auxiliary verb in the form ～ておく (to do something in advance or for later). に marks the location where something is placed.

例文

1. 本を机の上に置いてください。
2. 鍵をどこに置きましたか。
3. 冷蔵庫にジュースを置いておきます。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, home, organisation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 置 combines 罒 (net) and 直 (straight/direct), originally suggesting setting something down properly and carefully in its place.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal