# 置 — put; leave behind

置 means “put; leave behind”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: チ (chi). Kun'yomi: お(く) (oku). You'll see it in words such as 置く (oku, “to put; to place”).

- Meaning: put; leave behind
- On'yomi: チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi: お(く) (oku)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 置

A net (罒) fixed (直) in place: put it there.

Parts: 罒 net · 直 fix

## Words with 置

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 置く | おく (oku) | to put; to place |

## Don't confuse it with

[値](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/value/) · [真](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/true/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[取](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/) · [受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [打](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strike/) · [置](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/put/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [与](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give/)

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