取とり置おく

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

set aside; keep in reserve; hold on to

Put something aside for later use or for someone; often implies reserving an item or keeping it available.

See also: 取って置く

お客きゃく様さまのために商しょう品ひんを取とり置おいておきます。
I will set aside the item for the customer.

チケットを取とり置おいてもらえますか。

Could you hold the tickets for me?

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

preserve; save

Keep something from being lost, used up, or discarded; often used for food, resources, or data.

余あまった料りょう理りは取とり置おいて明日あした食たべます。
I'll save the leftover food and eat it tomorrow.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

store; stash away; lay in

Put something away for future use, often in a storage place; can imply stocking up.

冬ふゆに備そなえて薪まきを取とり置おく。
We store firewood in preparation for winter.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

hold; retain; keep back

Keep something in one's possession or withhold it; often used for documents, rights, or items not yet handed over.

重じゅう要よう書しょ類るいは取とり置おいて、すぐに渡わたさなかった。
I held onto the important documents and didn't hand them over right away.

Written forms

取とり置おくUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling.
とりおくUsage12%
Kana spelling used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
置placement, put, set

Similar words

取とっておく
More colloquial and common in everyday speech; 取り置く is slightly more formal or written.
保ほ存ぞんする
Focuses on preservation, especially of data or food; 取り置く implies setting aside for later use rather than long-term storage.
蓄たくわえる
Emphasizes accumulating a stock or supply; 取り置く is more about putting something aside individually.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take') + 置く ('to put/place'). The literal meaning is 'take and put aside', which developed into the sense of setting something aside for later use.