Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 配置する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 配はい 置ち する 配はい 置ち しない Polite 配はい 置ち します 配はい 置ち しません Past polite 配はい 置ち しました 配はい 置ち しませんでした Past 配はい 置ち した 配はい 置ち しなかった Te-form 配はい 置ち して 配はい 置ち しないで Desire 配はい 置ち したい 配はい 置ち したくない Potential 配はい 置ち できる 配はい 置ち できない Passive 配はい 置ち される 配はい 置ち されない Causative 配はい 置ち させる 配はい 置ち させない Causative passive 配はい 置ち させられる 配はい 置ち させられない Volitional 配はい 置ち しよう Polite volitional 配はい 置ち しましょう Imperative 配はい 置ち しろ 配はい 置ち するな Conditional 配はい 置ち すれば 配はい 置ち しなければ Tara conditional 配はい 置ち したら 配はい 置ち しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 配はい 置ち する to assign/place a person at a location
The new employees were assigned to various departments.
〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 配はい 置ち する to arrange/place objects in a location
The furniture was arranged nicely in the room.
戦せん 力りょく を 配はい 置ち する to deploy forces/personnel
The police deployed personnel at the major stations.
配はい 置ち を 工く 夫ふう する to devise a clever arrangement/layout
We devised an efficient layout.
Kanji 配 distribute, spouse, exile Related words· 8 配置 emphasizes the spatial or positional placement of people or things, while 配列 focuses on the order or sequence in which items are arranged.
配置 is a general term for placing people or things in position, whereas 配備 specifically implies deploying troops, equipment, or resources for readiness or defense.
配置 refers to distributing or positioning people or objects within a space, while 設置 means physically installing or setting up equipment or facilities.
配置する is a general word for assigning people or things to positions, while 貼り付ける (sense 2) implies posting someone at a fixed spot, often for watching or guarding.
Show 4 more Show fewer 配置 is a native Japanese word for arranging objects or people in a space, while レイアウト is a loanword used mainly for visual or design layouts, like pages or rooms.
配置 covers the general placement or arrangement of people, objects, or resources, while 配属 is specifically about assigning a person to an organizational unit like a department or branch.
配置 focuses on the placement or positioning of individual elements, whereas 構図 describes the overall composed arrangement as a whole.
配置 stresses the physical placement or layout of objects, whereas セッティング stresses the act of setting up or adjusting equipment.
Don't confuse with 位置 is a static noun meaning 'position/location', while 配置 is the act or result of arranging people or things in specific positions.
配置 means arranging or positioning things in a layout, while 配合 means mixing or blending ingredients together; learners confuse them because both start with 配 .
Word family· 16 rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
layout map; block plan; layout plan
medicine left by a salesman, paid for when used
interleaving
distributed arrangement; decentralized placement
Show 5 more Show fewer battle stations; action stations
pressure pattern; atmospheric pressure distribution
orthostichy
molecular configuration; stereochemical arrangement
reshuffling; job rotation; personnel reassignment
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Etymology Compound of 配 (distribute) and 置 (place). The meaning follows directly from the kanji components.
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