蚊帳の外

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 3
そと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 蚊帳 +‎ +‎ , literally "outside the mosquito net"

Noun

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()()(そと) (kaya no soto

  1. (idiomatic) being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop