Lingaku置く【おく】
Frequency rank: 307.
Alsoおく
- to put; to place
- to leave (behind)
- to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
- to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
- to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
- to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
- to separate spatially or temporally
- to do something in advanceword usually written using kana aloneafter the -te form of a verb
- to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain stateword usually written using kana aloneafter the -te form of a verb
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
Generated: This usage of the word 置く is used when physically placing or positioning something in a certain location.
Generated: This meaning is used when leaving something behind in a certain place.
Generated: This meaning is used when establishing or setting up something, such as an organization or a position.
Generated: This meaning is used when appointing someone to a specific role or hiring them for a job.
Generated: This usage refers to placing trust, faith, or bearing something in mind.
Generated: This meaning is used when putting down a tool to stop the action being done with it.
Generated: This meaning is used when taking in boarders or providing lodging.
Generated: This usage refers to separating things spatially or temporally.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; auxiliary verb
Generated: This meaning is used when doing something in advance or preparing ahead of time.
Generated: This usage is about leaving something in a specific condition or maintaining it in that condition.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Place] has [Object] placed
[Person] appoints [Person] to [Position]
[Person] leaves [Object] behind
[Person] provides lodging for [Guest]
[Person] keeps [State]
Generated related terms (experimental)
おく置く【おく】
Refers to the action of putting or placing something somewhere.
せっち設置【せっち】
Refers to the installation or establishment of equipment, facilities, or systems.
にんめい任命【にんめい】
Refers to appointing someone to a position or role within an organization.
ほうち放置【ほうち】
Refers to leaving something in a certain state, typically implying neglect or abandonment.
あずける預ける【あずける】
Refers to the act of leaving something in someone else's care.
Example sentences1562 results
Names
おく
- Okufemale given name or forename