Noun はさておき

~ wa sateoki

JLPT N1 Very formal, literary Chapter 141: Unfazed by it, aside from it, 3 of 7

Formation

Noun + はさておき

Means 'putting aside', 'aside from', 'notwithstanding'.

When to use

はさておき: setting X aside for now (それはさておき).

Explanation

The grammar point 'Noun はさておき' is used when highlighting something as an exception from an overall generalization, or when putting aside a particular matter before progressing to another point of discussion. The literal translation would be 'putting Noun aside', 'aside from Noun' or 'notwithstanding Noun.'

Example sentences

Setting Aside (X Aside / X Is One Thing, But)

Corpus examples (12)