Last Updated :2025/12/08

蚊帳の外

Hiragana
かやのそと
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
仲間や集団から外れている状態、または物事の中心的な話題・活動から外されている状態を指す表現。 / ある事柄について十分な説明や情報が与えられず、事情を知らされていない立場や状態。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みんなが何かをしているときに、その中に入れず一人だけ外にいること
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He felt like he was on the outside looking in as the discussion progressed in the meeting.

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

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

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蚊帳の外

彼は会議での議論が進む中、まるで蚊帳の外のように感じた。

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He felt like he was on the outside looking in as the discussion progressed in the meeting.

He felt like he was on the outside looking in as the discussion progressed in the meeting.

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彼は会議での議論が進む中、まるで蚊帳の外のように感じた。

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