Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to stop (doing something), to cease, to put aside.
  2. to leave as is, to leave alone.
  3. to exclude, to except.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
措く おく
 
擱く おく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

set aside, give up, suspend
ソ お.く (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)