聞き損なう

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
そこ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 聞き (hearing, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 聞く (kiku, to hear)) +‎ 損なう (to fail to).

Pronunciation

Verb

()(そこ)なう (kikisokonautransitive godan (stem ()(そこ)ない (kikisokonai), past ()(そこ)なった (kikisokonatta))

  1. to mishear; to fail to catch
  2. to miss (the chance to hear)
    Synonyms: 聞き漏らす, 聞き逃す, 聞き落とす, 聞き外す
    演奏会(えんそうかい)実況放送(じっきょうほうそう)()(そこ)なう
    ensōkai no jikkyō hōsō o kikisokonau
    I didn't get to hear the live concert.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN