Minogasu

JLPT N1

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見逃す (Minogasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice, to let pass (a matter)”.

Meanings

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

Examples

  • Will you get me off the hook this time?

  • Let me off the hook this time, please.

  • It's just too good to pass up.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 見逃す

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