Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

    彼女は私に置手紙をした。
    She left me a note.

Also written 置手紙【おきてがみ】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn

Kun
お.く-お.き
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
277 of 2500
Radical
net
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Used in names as

おきおけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-5-8, 3-1-12SKIP code
5g8.8The Kanji Dictionary
6071.6Four corner code
3675deroo
7f6eUnicode hex code
1-35-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3644Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4645New Nelson (John Haig)
2608New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3222Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1671Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2262Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
832Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
895Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
322A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2232Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
345Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28298Morohashi
545A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
426Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
432Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
469sakade
831Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
570henshall3
610Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
312crowley
262Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1466Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
840Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

paper

Kun
かみ
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
559 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
6a4.4The Kanji Dictionary
2294.0Four corner code
2756deroo
7d19Unicode hex code
1-27-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3510Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4455New Nelson (John Haig)
1302New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1654Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
879Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1197Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1829Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1971Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
501A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
362Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27293Morohashi
132A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
180Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
180Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85sakade
236Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
148henshall3
194Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
456crowley
243Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1517Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1846Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level