1
to stop writing;to put down one's pen;to close (a letter)
Other forms
筆を擱く 【ふでをおく】
1
poner;colocar
2
dejar (atrás)
3
hacer algo adelantado (usu. seguido de verbo con forma -te)
1
to put;to place
それをテーブルの上に置きなさい。
Lay it on the table.
2
to leave (behind)
あいにく私はカメラを家においてきた。
As it happens, I have left the camera at home.
3
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.);to set up
4
to appoint (someone to a certain position);to hire;to employ
5
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.);to bear (in mind, etc.)
6
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
7
to take in (boarders, etc.);to provide lodging in one's house
8
to separate spatially or temporally
9
to do something in advance
after the -te form of a verb
彼女はいつも自分の部屋をきれいにしておく。
She always keeps her room clean.
10
to leave something in a certain state;to keep something in a certain state
after the -te form of a verb
宿題をやりかけにしておいた。
The boy left his homework half-finished.