置 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
- On
- チち · chi
- Kun
- お(く)o(ku)
- Meaning
- place; put
Stroke order
Origin
Combines 罒 (net) with 直 (upright, also giving the sound); to set a net upright, hence 'to place, to put.'
Readings and examples
| Onチちchi | 位置いち放置ほうち処置しょち |
|---|---|
| Kunおくoku | 置くおく |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 位置いち
position
- 物置ものおき
storeroom, shed
- 措置そち
- 拘置こうち
- 据置すえおき
Example
かばんをつくえの上に置きます。
I put my bag on the desk.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)