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