Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
はず
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
聞外す

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()(はず) (kikihazusutransitive godan (stem ()(はず) (kikihazushi), past ()(はず)した (kikihazushita))

  1. to fail to hear something; to miss
    Synonyms: 聞き損なう, 聞き漏らす, 聞き逃す, 聞き落とす
  2. to stop listening halfway through

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN