さておく

Also written さて置く, 扨置く, 扨措く, 扠置く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to set aside

Example sentences

• 何はさておきもっと健康に注意するべきだ。
  Before everything you should take better care of your health.
• それはさておき、他に必要なものはないか。
  Aside from that, is there anything else you want?
• 冗談はさておき、君は何が言いたいのだ。
  Joking aside, what are you trying to say?
• 彼の両親はさておき、彼のことをよく知っている人はいない。
  Apart from his parents, no one knows him well.
• 内容はさておき、なにこの物々しい話し方は？
  Leaving what it means to one side, what's with the high-falutin' language?

Common phrases

• それはさておき apart from that

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