さておく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

set aside; put aside; leave for now

usually written using kana alone

Used to temporarily set something aside or postpone it, often with the implication that it will be dealt with later. Commonly appears in the phrase さておき (setting aside...).

その問もん題だいはさておいて、先さきに進すすみましょう。
Let's set that problem aside and move on.

冗じょう談だんはさておき、本ほん題だいに入はいろう。

Joking aside, let's get to the main topic.

Written forms

さて置おくUsage5%
Kanji spelling using 置く; usually written in kana.
さておくUsage95%
Kana spelling is the usual written form; usually written in kana.
扨さて置おく
Rare kanji variant using 扨; not commonly encountered.
扨さて措おく
Rare kanji variant using 扨 and 措く; not commonly encountered.
扠さて置おく
Rare kanji variant using 扠; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

置placement, put, set
扨well, now, (kokuji)
措set aside, give up, suspend
扠

Similar words

置おく
置く means 'to put' or 'to place' physically; さて置く is a compound verb that means 'to set aside' in a figurative sense, often used in the さておき form.

Etymology

Compound of さて (well, now) and 置く (to put). The literal meaning 'to put something aside for now' developed into the figurative sense of setting a topic or matter aside temporarily.

well, now