JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 置: "placement, put, set"
The kanji 置 means "placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read チ in on'yomi and お.く, -お.き in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.く-お.き
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 277 of 2,501 |
Common words with 置
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 置くto put; to place · to leave (behind)
- 位置place; position; location · position; standing; status; situation
- 放置leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting
- 設置establishment; institution · installation (of a machine or equipment)
- 配置arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting
- 装置equipment; device; installation; apparatus · stage setting
- 処置measure; step; dealing with · medical treatment
- 置き去りleaving behind; desertion; abandonment
- 距離を置くto distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
- 措置measure; step; action
- 前置きpreface; introduction; preamble
- お仕置きpunishment (of children); spanking; smacking; scolding · criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
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