Lingakuほっとく
Frequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.
- to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglectabbreviationword usually written using kana alonesee also 放って置く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- ほっとくFrequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.
- 放っとく【ほっとく】Frequency rank: 19,213. – 19,309.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to leave alone; to leave as is
- to ignore
- to neglect
This meaning is used when someone chooses to not interfere with a situation or allows things to remain unchanged.
This meaning indicates a conscious choice to not pay attention to someone or something.
This meaning conveys a sense of failure to care for someone or something properly, often resulting in negative consequences.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほっとくなdon't leave me aloneほっとくことthe act of leaving aloneほうち放置しておくto leave something unattendedほっとくことができないunable to leave aloneほっとかないでdon't ignore meきにとめ気に留めずにほっとくto ignore without taking noticeほっとかれているbeing left aloneほっとくのがいちばん一番いいleaving it alone is the best wayほっとくとまずいit's bad if you leave it aloneただほっとくjust to leave it as is
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