置 Kanji for put

N3–N2Grade 413 strokes

put, placement, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn

Kun: お.く、-お.き
On: チ

置 is the Japanese kanji for put, placement, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is お.く、-お.き and its on reading is チ.

Stroke order

All stroke order rules →

Words with 置

置おくto put, to place
措そ置ちmeasure, step, action
設せっ置ちestablishment, institution
装そう置ちequipment, device, installation
位い置ちplace, position, location
配はい置ちarrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing

Practice 置 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.