Place - Place

Japanese: 置 - おき

[1] [noun] (the noun derived from the conjunctive form of the verb "oku (place)") ① To put something away. To stop. To stop. → To put something away. ② In Nagauta, Joruri, etc., the overture that is performed before the appearance of a character or the development of a scene. In Nagauta, it is called "okiuta" and in Joruri, it is called "okijoruri". ③ In Go, to place a stone on a spot that does not touch any stone in the opponent's area in order to distort the shape of the opponent's stone or to catch their eye. [2] [suffix] Used with words indicating time, distance, quantity, etc. to indicate that the interval is to be kept constant. ※Zappai, Yanagi Taru-ichi (1775) "Freshly picked fish (sakana) one and the month is a meal of placed stones."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (動詞「おく（置）」の連用形の名詞化)① おくこと。やめること。よすこと。→置きにする。② 長唄、浄瑠璃などで、人物の登場や、場面の展開に先立って演奏される序曲の部分。長唄では置き唄、浄瑠璃では置き浄瑠璃ともいう。③ 囲碁で、相手の石の形をくずしたり、目を奪ったりするために、相手の地域内の石に接触しない点に打つこと。[2] 〘接尾〙時間、距離、数量などを示す語に付いて、それだけの間隔を一定しておくことを表わす。※雑俳・柳多留‐一〇（1775）「取りたての肴(さかな)一と月置きに喰」

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