Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
818 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except
Kunyomi: お.く
Onyomi: ソ
Composition: 扌 昔
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
措置 （ソチ） measure, step, action
措辞 （ソジ） wording, phraseology, diction
特措 （トクソ） special measure, special measures
挙措 （キョソ） behavior, behaviour, manner
措く （おく） to stop (doing something), to cease, to put aside, to leave as is, to leave alone, to exclude, to except