おく
Verb, Transitive
1.
to put, to place
2.
to leave (behind)
3.
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
4.
to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
5.
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)
6.
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
7.
to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
8.
to separate spatially or temporally
Verb, Auxiliary
9.
to do something in advance
word usually written using kana alone
10.
to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state
word usually written using kana alone
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かれはしょうらいのためによきんをおいている。
彼は将来のために貯金を置いている。
He is saving money for the future.
あたらしいしてんをおおさかにおくよていです。
新しい支店を大阪に置く予定です。
We plan to establish a new branch office in Osaka.
かぎをげんかんにおいたままでかけてしまった。
鍵を玄関に置いたまま出かけてしまった。
I went out, leaving the keys at the entrance.
かれはそのもんだいをたなにおいて、べつのしごとにとりかかった。
彼はその問題を棚に置いて、別の仕事に取り掛かった。
He put that problem aside and started on another task.
Kanji that make up this word
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