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.