置く

1. to put
   彼は彼女の肩にそっと手を置いた。He put a hand gently on her shoulder.

   彼は大きな本をドスンと机の上に置いた。He banged a big book on the desk.
2. to place
3. to leave (behind)
4. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.)
5. to set up

Conjugation