Question

置く おく

Accepted Answer

to put, to place, to leave (behind), to establish (an organization etc.), to set up, to place (one's trust etc.), to hire, to employ, to appoint (so. to a certain position), to bear (in mind etc.), to pout down a tool hence stopping what one is doing with said tool, to take in (boarders etc.), to provide lodging in one's house, to separate spatially or temporally, to do sth. in advance, to leave sth. in a certain state, to keep sth. in a certain state

Expression	置く
Meaning	to put, to place, to leave (behind), to establish (an organization etc.), to set up, to place (one's trust etc.), to hire, to employ, to appoint (so. to a certain position), to bear (in mind etc.), to pout down a tool hence stopping what one is doing with said tool, to take in (boarders etc.), to provide lodging in one's house, to separate spatially or temporally, to do sth. in advance, to leave sth. in a certain state, to keep sth. in a certain state
Reading	おく

Sth Leave 置く Put Place Establish Organization Set