そつ
sotsu
Slip-up, mistake, fault, error, oversight
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Example sentences
あの店員さんは、レジを打つもそっちのけで、スマホを見ている。
あのてんいんさんは、れじをうつもそっちのけで、すまほをみている。
That clerk is ignoring the register and looking at their phone.
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彼は、仕事とはそっちのけで、趣味に没頭している。
かれは、しごととはそっちのけで、しゅみにぼっとうしている。
He is absorbed in his hobbies, neglecting his work.
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What does そつ mean?
Slip-up, mistake, fault, error, oversight.
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そつ (sotsu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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