表沙汰

Japanese
Kanji in this term
表 沙 汰
おもて
Grade: 3		 さ > ざ
Grade: S		 た
Grade: S

Etymology

Compound of 表 (omote, “front; on the surface, in the open”) +‎ 沙汰 (sata, “an action, an event”). The sata changes to zata due to rendaku (連濁).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おもてざた [òmótézátá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞mo̞te̞za̠ta̠]

Noun

表沙汰 (hiragana おもてざた, rōmaji omotezata)

  1. something that has come out into the open: a public incident, something that is public knowledge
    その件 (けん)は表沙汰 (おもてざた)にするな。
    Sono ken wa omotezata ni suru na.
    Don't air your dirty laundry / bring it out into the open. → Keep it private.
  2. an issue brought before a court or other public institution
    相続争 (そうぞくあらそ)いを表沙汰 (おもてざた)にする
    sōzoku arasoi o omotezata ni suru
    to take an inheritance dispute public / to court

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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