# 置 put down on table

(net) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes

## Onyomi

CHI |

## Mnemonic

| Put the stinky CHEESE directly down onto the net (the net will then be whisked out to sea by a pelican).

## Kunyomi

お*く | to put something down (put a pack of anchovies down on the bear's carcass) (that's not a mnemonic, BTW. That's just what I usually put down and where I usually put it). ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

位置(いち) してる | geographic location ★★☆☆☆ 位 (rank) + 置 (put down on table) = 位置 (geographic location) be located at a certain spot (as in, the 7-11 is located north of the mountains but south of the sea)
処置(しょち) | temporary fix ★★☆☆☆ 処 (dispose of　or manage) + 置 (put down on table) = 処置 (temporary fix) temporary, provisional management of a problem, until a lasting solution can be found : usually medical (i.e. stabalize the patient), but sometimes used about jury-rigging a machine. Take care of the radiation leak. Manage the PR crisis.
放置(ほうち) する | leave it as-is! ★★☆☆☆ 放 (release) + 置 (put down on table) = 放置 (leave it as-is!) to leave something alone. (similar to 怠る (neglect), but 放置 is value-neutral. 放置する just means "leave it as it is.")

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |

TREES are plants

The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.

I come from a SMALL prefecture.

You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".

You put the NET down on the table.

## Synonyms

manage, dispose of 経営する 営む 管理 処理 処置 処分
neglect を　怠る 放置 怠慢 なげやり 中東半端 サボル
punish お仕置き 罰する