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What does 置く (おく, oku) mean?

置く (おく, oku) means to put, to place.

Quick facts
Readingおく
Romajioku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoku

to put, to place

GenkiGenki 21
  1. 1godan verb · transitive to put; to place
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to leave (behind)
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I put the book on the desk.

  • Please put the bag here.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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