差さし置おく

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差し置く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	差さし置おく	差さし置おかない
Polite	差さし置おきます	差さし置おきません
Past polite	差さし置おきました	差さし置おきませんでした
Past	差さし置おいた	差さし置おかなかった
Te-form	差さし置おいて	差さし置おかないで
Desire	差さし置おきたい	差さし置おきたくない
Potential	差さし置おける	差さし置おけない
Passive	差さし置おかれる	差さし置おかれない
Causative	差さし置おかせる	差さし置おかせない
Causative passive	差さし置おかせられるalso 差さし置おかされる	差さし置おかせられないalso 差さし置おかされない
Volitional	差さし置おこう
Polite volitional	差さし置おきましょう
Imperative	差さし置おけ	差さし置おくな
Conditional	差さし置おけば	差さし置おかなければ
Tara conditional	差さし置おいたら	差さし置おかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

leave as is; let alone; disregard

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.

Kanji

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

Related 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.

Built from

差さす+置おく

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.

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.