聞(き)き逃(のが)す

ききのがす
verb (godan)
to fail to hear; to miss hearing; to let slip
他動詞 transitivecognitioncommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present聞(き)き逃(のが)す聞(き)き逃(のが)さない
Present polite聞(き)き逃(のが)します聞(き)き逃(のが)しません
Past聞(き)き逃(のが)した聞(き)き逃(のが)さなかった
Past polite聞(き)き逃(のが)しました聞(き)き逃(のが)しませんでした
て form聞(き)き逃(のが)して聞(き)き逃(のが)さなくて
ている present聞(き)き逃(のが)している聞(き)き逃(のが)していない
ている polite聞(き)き逃(のが)しています聞(き)き逃(のが)していません
ている past聞(き)き逃(のが)していた聞(き)き逃(のが)していなかった
ている past polite聞(き)き逃(のが)していました聞(き)き逃(のが)していませんでした
Conditional ば聞(き)き逃(のが)せば聞(き)き逃(のが)さなければ
Conditional たら聞(き)き逃(のが)したら聞(き)き逃(のが)さなかったら
Volitional聞(き)き逃(のが)そう—
Volitional polite聞(き)き逃(のが)しましょう—
Potential聞(き)き逃(のが)せる聞(き)き逃(のが)せない
Passive聞(き)き逃(のが)される聞(き)き逃(のが)されない
Causative聞(き)き逃(のが)させる聞(き)き逃(のが)させない
Imperative聞(き)き逃(のが)せ聞(き)き逃(のが)すな
1. to fail to hear; to miss hearing
to not catch what was said, either by accident or inattention
I missed hearing the name.
Please don't miss the important announcement.
It was noisy, so I missed the announcement.
I missed hearing the station name on the train.
2. to let slip; to not pursue what was heard
to deliberately overlook something problematic that was said
That remark cannot be ignored.
失礼(しつれい)な言葉(ことば)を聞(き)き逃(のが)すわけにはいかない。
I can't let such rude words slide.
I can't let what you just said slide. Take it back.

聞(き)き逃(のが)す means either accidentally missing what was said or deliberately overlooking something.

Transitivity

  • Godan verb (す-verb)
  • Transitive

Etymology

USAGE (sense 1, accidental):

  • Missing information unintentionally
  • Common in noisy environments
  • Used with announcements, names, explanations

USAGE (sense 2, deliberate):

  • Choosing not to respond to something problematic
  • 聞(き)き逃(のが)せない (cannot be overlooked) is very common
  • Often in contexts of insults or inappropriate remarks

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 聞(き)き流(なが)す: to hear something and deliberately let it pass; 聞(き)き逃(のが)す in sense 1 is failing to catch it at all

Related words

Register: Neutral. Common in everyday conversation.