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JLPT N5 · Daily routine

置く

おく

to put; to place

Stroke order of 置く

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

置 · 13 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A net (罒) over something straight (直): you lay the thing down and leave it.

Parts: 置 place (罒 net + 直 straight) + く

The characters in 置く

  • く く — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

本を机の上に置きます。

ほんをつくえのうえにおきます。

I put the book on the desk.

Words with 置

More words: Daily routine

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