蚊帳の外

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蚊 帳 外
か
Grade: S 		や
Grade: 3 		そと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

蚊(か)帳(や)の外(そと) • (kaya no soto) 

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