聞き逃す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
のが
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 聞き (kiki, hearing, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 聞く (kiku, to hear)) +‎ 逃す (nogasu, to escape).

Pronunciation

Verb

()(のが) (kikinogasutransitive godan (stem ()(のが) (kikinogashi), past ()(のが)した (kikinogashita))

  1. to fail to hear something; to miss
    Synonyms: 聞き損なう, 聞き漏らす, 聞き落とす, 聞き外す
    大事(だいじ)なことを()(のが)
    daiji na koto o kikinogasu
    to miss something important
  2. to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

Conjugation

References

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