差さし置おく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Used when someone or something is intentionally left out, ignored, or passed over, often in favor of another person or action. Commonly appears in the negative 差し置いて to mean 'without regard for' or 'setting aside'.

彼かれは上じょう司しを差さし置おいて勝かっ手てに決きめてしまった。
He went ahead and decided on his own, disregarding his boss.

そんな大だい事じな問もん題だいを差さし置おいておくわけにはいかない。

We can't just leave such an important issue unattended.

Written forms

差さし置おくUsage47%
Standard kanji spelling.
さしおくUsage53%
差さし置おく
Variant without okurigana し; less common but acceptable.
差さし措おく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 措.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
置placement, put, set
措set aside, give up, suspend

Similar words

無む視しする
無視する means to actively ignore or disregard, often with a nuance of intentional neglect. 差し置く implies leaving something aside or bypassing it, often in a procedural or hierarchical context.
放ほうっておく
放っておく means to leave something alone without intervening, often with a sense of abandonment. 差し置く is more about setting aside or skipping over, especially in decision-making or order of priority.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (prefix meaning 'to do something and leave it') + 置く (to put/place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the sense of putting something aside and leaving it.