蚊帳の外

かやのそと

Also written かやの外

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop (literally: outside the mosquito net)

Kanji

• 蚊 mosquito. Read as か.
• 帳 notebook
• 外 outside. Read as そと.

Example sentences

• わたしを蚊帳の外に置かないでください。
  Don't leave me out in the cold, come on.

Common phrases

• 蚊帳の外に置く (かやのそとにおく) to leave in the dark

Words containing 蚊帳の外

• 蚊帳の外に置く (かやのそとにおく) to leave in the dark

Word lists

• Idioms

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