Memory phrase for the Kanji: 置

置

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Meaning

put, place, set

Pronunciation

 CHI
oku

Explanation

 Top: eye 罒, 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, whereas eye is also: 目. In some combinations this radical is seen as a net for fishing.
直 immediately, repair
∟ corner
目 eye
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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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