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含み置く (ふくみおく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
understand and keep in mind ; bear in mind
Polite, somewhat formal expression used when asking someone to understand a situation and remember it for future reference. Often appears in the set phrase お含みおきください.
See also: お含みおきください
変へん
更こう
の
可か
能のう
性せい
が
ある
こと
を
含ふく
み
置お
い
て
ください
。
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Written forms 含ふく み 置お く
含ふく みおく
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
Kanji 含 contain, include, hold in the mouth Similar words 含ふく む 含む means 'to include' or 'to contain' in a general sense, while 含み置く specifically means to understand and retain information for future use.
心こころ に 留と める 心に留める is a more common and neutral way to say 'keep in mind', whereas 含み置く is more formal and often used in business or polite requests.
Etymology Compound of 含み (fukumi, 'including', continuative form of 含む) + 置く (oku, 'to put/place'), literally 'to put something in one's mind and keep it there'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.