"そっちのけ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [so̞t̚t͡ɕino̞ke̞] Forms: sotchinoke [romanization]
Etymology: From そっち (sotchi, “that one”) + 退(の)け (noke, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 退(の)ける (nokeru, “to move aside”)). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|退ける|のける|to move aside|pos=}} 退(の)ける (nokeru, “to move aside”), {{ja-etym-renyokei|退ける|のける|to move aside|nodot=y}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 退(の)ける (nokeru, “to move aside”), {{ja-compound|そっち||退け|のけ|pos2=連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 退(の)ける (<span class="mention-tr tr">nokeru</span>, “to move aside”)|t1=that one}} そっち (sotchi, “that one”) + 退(の)け (noke, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 退(の)ける (nokeru, “to move aside”)) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} そっちのけ • (sotchinoke)
  1. ignoring one thing for another Synonyms: 放っておく

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for そっちのけ meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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