「<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='11' data-vocab-id='149'>それ</span><strong>はさておき</strong>、本題（ほんだい）に入（はい）りましょう。」

たけし<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>：「たなか<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>が腕（うで）を折（お）ったと聞（き）いたんだけど・・・」<br>たなか<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>：「そうだけど、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='468'>大丈夫（だいじょうぶ）</span>だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。嫌（いや）なこと<strong>はさておき</strong>、息子（むすこ）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='351'>元気（げんき）</span>？」

飲（の）み会（かい）、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>のこと<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='43' data-vocab-id='259'>だけ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='958'>話（はな）す</span>同僚（どうりょう）に：「<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='957'>話（はなし）</span><strong>はさておき</strong>、改（あらた）めて<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='286'>乾杯（かんぱい）</span>！」

武（たけし）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>「じゃ、エマ<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='955'>試験（しけん）</span>に合格（ごうかく）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>と<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='582'>思（おも）う</span>？」<br>エマ<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>「合格（ごうかく）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>か<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='493'>どう</span>か<strong>はさておき</strong>、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='715' data-vocab-id='746'>たくさん</span>のことを学（まな）んでよかった。」

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='507'>学生（がくせい）</span>１「そういえば知（し）ってる？<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='169'>トイレ</span>のはなこ<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>が旧（きゅう）校舎（こうしゃ）に<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='383'>出（で）る</span>ってうわさ」<br><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='507'>学生（がくせい）</span>２「はっはっは、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='714' data-vocab-id='964'>誰（だれ）</span>がそんなことを。冗談（じょうだん）<strong>はさておき</strong>、本気（ほんき）で<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='209'>ビル</span>には気（き）をつけたほうが<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='7' data-vocab-id='16'>いい</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。状態（じょうたい）が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='586'>悪（わる）い</span>から<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='411'>危（あぶ）ない</span>。」

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='325'>会社員（かいしゃいん）</span>１「おそらく失敗（しっぱい）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>とは思（おも）いますが…」<br><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='325'>会社員（かいしゃいん）</span>２「細（こま）かいこと<strong>はさておき</strong>、とりあえずやってみましょう。」

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span> is an expression which is often translated as 'leaving aside (A)', or 'apart from (A)'. It is a combination of the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> は, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='接続詞・せつぞくし'>conjunction</span> さて 'now' (moving on to a new thing), and the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> of 置（お）く 'to place', or 'to leave', 置（お）き. The more literal 'now putting aside (A)' may also be used.<br>
This structure will be used when (A) is a topic that the speaker would like to move away from, in order to discuss something more important.<br>
<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span> will primarily directly follow nouns.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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みんなの感想（かんそう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span>、私（わたし）は美味（おい）しいと思（おも）ったよ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Aside from everyone else's opinions, I thought that it was delicious.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


そんなこと<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span>、仕事（しごと）をちゃちゃっと終（お）わらせて早（はや）く帰（かえ）りましょうよ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
That aside, let's quickly finish work and go home.</div></li></ul>
However, it is also common to see <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span> following a phrase that ends with かどうか. This can be translated as 'disregarding whether it is (A) or not, (B)', and will imply that (B) is a more appropriate topic, so (A) should be moved on from.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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日本語（にほんご）に自信（じしん）があるかどうか<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span>、一人（ひとり）で行（い）ったことのない国（くに）へ行（い）くのには勇気（ゆうき）がいる。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Regardless of whether I am confident in Japanese or not, going to a country you haven't been to alone takes some courage.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


彼女（かのじょ）がいるかいないか<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span>、普段（ふだん）から清潔（せいけつ）にしていたほうがいいと思（おも）うよ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Regardless of whether you have a girlfriend or not, you should be hygienic.</div></li></ul>
<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>さて may occasionally appear in either of the kanji forms 扨（さて）, or 扠（さて）. However, this is quite rare. 置（お）く itself may also be replaced with 措（お）く 'to set aside'.</div>
<div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>冗談（じょうだん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span> is a set expression that has the meaning of 'jokes aside', or 'moving on to the serious business'.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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冗談（じょうだん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='848'>はさておき</span>、そろそろ会議（かいぎ）を始（はじ）めよう。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Jokes aside, let's start the meeting soon.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

はさておき

(leaving/putting) aside, apart