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捨て置く (すておく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
leave as is ; ignore ; let be
Used when one deliberately leaves something alone, often with a nuance of not caring or not bothering to intervene. Can imply neglect or a conscious decision to not get involved.
題だい
は
しばらく
捨す
て
置お
く
こと
に
し
た
。
I decided to leave that problem alone for a while.
Written forms 捨す て 置お く Usage 69%
捨す ておく Usage 29%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
すておく Usage 2%
Kanji 捨 discard, throw away, abandon Similar words 放ほう っておく More colloquial and common than 捨て置く. 捨て置く can sound more deliberate or literary.
無む 視し する Means 'to ignore' actively, often with a stronger sense of disregard. 捨て置く implies leaving something as it is rather than actively ignoring.
Etymology Compound of 捨てる (to throw away, discard) and 置く (to put, leave). Literally 'throw away and leave', it developed the meaning of leaving something alone or ignoring it.
