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等閑に付す (とうかんにふす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

等とう閑かんに付ふす

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

neglect; overlook; treat lightly

A formal, somewhat literary set phrase meaning to disregard or treat something as unimportant. Often used in written or formal contexts.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの健けん康こうを等とう閑かんに付ふして、仕し事ごとに没ぼっ頭とうした。
He neglected his health and devoted himself to work.

この問もん題だいを等とう閑かんに付ふすわけにはいかない。

We cannot afford to overlook this problem.

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
閑leisure
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

なおざりにする
More common and casual than 等閑に付す, meaning to neglect or treat carelessly.
軽けい視しする
Means to underestimate or make light of something; more direct and less literary than 等閑に付す.

Etymology

The phrase combines 等閑 (とうかん, 'neglect' or 'disregard') with に付す (にふす, 'to attach to' or 'to consign to'), literally meaning 'to consign to neglect'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a fixed literary expression.