置 Kanji – placement
The Japanese kanji 置 can mean placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn.
Meaning and Readings
How is 置 read?
置 has the onyomi reading チ and the kunyomi readings おく, -おき.
In romaji, these readings can be written as chi, oku, oki.
Common Japanese Words Using 置
These common Japanese words contain 置. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 位置付け（いちづけ） — placement, fixed position, mapping out, location
- 拘置（こうち） — detention, confinement, arrest
- 拘置所（こうちしょ） — prison, detention house, detention center, jail
- 処置（しょち） — measure, step, dealing with
- 設置（せっち） — establishment, institution
- 前置き（まえおき） — preface, introduction, preamble
- 措置（そち） — measure, step, action
- 装置（そうち） — equipment, device, installation, apparatus
- 置き換える（おき かえる） — to move (something) to another location, to change the position of, to rearrange
- 置き場（おきば） — place to put something, storage space, storehouse, depository, repository, shed, yard