What it means
はさておき means “setting aside” or “putting aside.” It marks a topic that the speaker temporarily removes from consideration in order to focus on a more relevant or urgent matter. The construction is commonly used in structured discussion, writing, presentations, and serious conversation, and it can introduce either a matter that will be considered later or one that is deliberately left out of the current discussion.
Usage note
はさておき usually attaches to a noun or noun-like topic and is followed by a comma before the main statement. It does not necessarily mean that the topic is unimportant; it means only that the topic is being excluded from the present focus.
How to use it
費用はさておき、研究の実現可能性を検討しましょう。
Setting aside the cost, let us examine the feasibility of the research.
費用はさておき、研究の実現可能性を検討しよう。
Setting aside the cost, let us examine the feasibility of the research.
Example sentences
結果の評価はさておき、今は再発防止策を具体化する必要がある。
Setting aside the evaluation of the results, we now need to make the measures for preventing a recurrence more concrete.
費用の問題はさておき、安全性を最優先に設計を見直すべきだ。
Setting aside the issue of cost, we should review the design by making safety our top priority.
細部の美しさはさておき、まず