Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
聞きもらす
聞き洩らす

Etymology

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Compound of 聞き (hearing, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 聞く (to hear)) +‎ 漏らす (to leave out, to omit).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()()らす (kikimorasutransitive godan (stem ()()らし (kikimorashi), past ()()らした (kikimorashita))

  1. to fail to hear; to miss
    Synonyms: 聞き損なう, 聞き逃す, 聞き外す, 聞き落とす
    肝心(かんじん)(てん)()()らした
    kanjin na ten o kikimorashita
    to miss the main point

Conjugation

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References

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