JLPT N1 · Verb

見逃す (minogasu)

見逃す (みのがす, minogasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to miss; to overlook”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みのがす
Romaji: minogasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice · godan verb, transitive
to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to · godan verb, transitive
to pass up (e.g. an opportunity) · godan verb, transitive
to let (a good ball) go by · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

これは絶対見逃せないよ。

It's just too good to pass up.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 見逃す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	見逃す	みのがす minogasu
Polite (~masu)	見逃します	みのがします minogashimasu
Negative	見逃さない	みのがさない minogasanai
Polite negative	見逃しません	みのがしません minogashimasen
Past	見逃した	みのがした minogashita
Polite past	見逃しました	みのがしました minogashimashita
Negative past	見逃さなかった	みのがさなかった minogasanakatta
Te-form	見逃して	みのがして minogashite
Potential	見逃せる	みのがせる minogaseru
Passive	見逃される	みのがされる minogasareru
Causative	見逃させる	みのがさせる minogasaseru
Volitional	見逃そう	みのがそう minogasou
Imperative	見逃せ	みのがせ minogase
Conditional (~ba)	見逃せば	みのがせば minogaseba

Kanji in 見逃す

見

see, hopes, chancesケン・み.る・み.える · 7 strokes

逃

escape, flee, shirkトウ・に.げる・に.がす · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見逃す.

見るみるto see見せるみせるto show意見いけんopinion拝見はいけんseeing花見はなみcherry blossom viewing見物けんぶつsightseeing見えるみえるto be seen見つけるみつけるto find見つかるみつかるto be foundお見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)見解けんかいopinion見当けんとうestimate見事みごとsplendid発見はっけんdiscovery

Source: JMdict entry 1604670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.