Memory phrase for the character: 置

置

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Meaning

put, place, set

Pronunciation

CHI
oku

Explanation

 Top: eye 罒 with a central pupil ロ, bottom: direct, immediate, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟: repair it immediately!)

Mnemonic
 
The eye sees immediately what has been put there.

Radicals

罒 eyes, (net)The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye with a central pupil ロ, whereas 'eye' is also: 目. This radical is sometimes seen as a net for fishing.
直 immediately, repair
∟ corner
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.




 Vocabulary

置く おく  to put, to place
置換 ちかん  substitution, replacement, permutation, Replacement
処置 しょち  treatment
装置 そうち  equipment, installation, apparatus
位置 いち  place, situation, position, location
前置き まえおき  preface, introduction
措置 そち  measure, step
放置 ほうち  leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect
物置 ものおき  storage room

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