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放っとく

Reading

Kana: ほっとく
Romaji: hottoku
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Definition

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to leave someone alone

See also: 放って置く

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

Example Sentences

(おとうと)のことなんかほっときなさい。
➥Leave him alone.
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(かれ)(ひと)をだますようなことをするのをほっといてはいけない。
➥You shouldn't let him get away with cheating.
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いいから社長(しゃちょう)()うことなどほっとけよ。
➥Don't pay any attention to the boss.
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