置 — kanji meaning “placement”
置
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
- Meanings
- placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
- On'yomi
- チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi
- お.く、-お.き
- Name readings
- おき、おけ、き
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #277 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 122
- Chinese reading
- zhì — Chinese character page
Words with 置
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
| 設置 | せっち setchi | establishment; institution |
| 措置 | そち sochi | measure; step; action |
| 配置 | はいち haichi | arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing |
| 放置 | ほうち houchi | leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 据え置き | すえおき sueoki | deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands |
| 物置 | ものおき monooki | storage room; storeroom; lumber room |
| 置物 | おきもの okimono | ornament; decorative object |
| 拘置 | こうち kouchi | detention; confinement; arrest |
| 位置付け | いちづけ ichizuke | placement; fixed position; mapping out |
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