蚊帳の外に置く

かやのそとにおく

Also written かやの外に置く

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop (literally: to leave outside the mosquito net) (usu. in the passive)

Kanji

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

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