表沙汰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
表	沙	汰
おもて Grade: 3	さ > ざ Grade: S	た Grade: S
kun'yomi	kan'on	kan'yōon

Etymology

Compound of 表 (omote, “front; on the surface, in the open”) +‎ 沙汰 (sata, “an action, an event”). The sata changes to zata due to rendaku (連濁).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おもてざた [òmótézátá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [o̞mo̞te̞za̠ta̠]

Noun

表(おもて)沙(ざ)汰(た) • (omotezata)

something that has come out into the open: a public incident, something that is public knowledge
その件(けん)は表(おもて)沙(ざ)汰(た)にするな。
Sono ken wa omotezata ni suru na.
Don't air your dirty laundry / bring it out into the open. → Keep it private.
an issue brought before a court or other public institution
相(そう)続(ぞく)争(あらそ)いを表(おもて)沙(ざ)汰(た)にする
sōzoku arasoi o omotezata ni suru
to take an inheritance dispute public / to court

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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