見逃す・見遁す|みのがすminogasu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
見逃す見逃す is the most common form and the recommended default for beginners.
見遁す見遁す is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter it and should normally choose 見逃す instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
    これは絶対ぜったい見逃みのがせないよ。↗
    It's just too good to pass up.
  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 verb, baseballto let (a good ball) go by
Conjugation
Dictionary form見逃す(みのがす)
Polite (masu)見逃します(みのがします)
Negative (nai)見逃さない(みのがさない)
polite (masen)見逃しません(みのがしません)
classical zu / nu見逃さず・見逃さぬ(みのがさず・みのがさぬ)
Past (ta)見逃した(みのがした)
polite (mashita)見逃しました(みのがしました)
Past negative (nakatta)見逃さなかった(みのがさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)見逃しませんでした(みのがしませんでした)
Te form見逃して(みのがして)
Potential見逃せる(みのがせる)
Passive見逃される(みのがされる)
Causative見逃させる(みのがさせる)
Causative passive見逃させられる(みのがさせられる)
Conditional (ba)見逃せば(みのがせば)
tara見逃したら(みのがしたら)
Volitional見逃そう(みのがそう)
polite (mashou)見逃しましょう(みのがしましょう)
Imperative見逃せ(みのがせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym見過ごすみすごすNeutralVery close to 「見逃す」: failing to notice something and letting it slip by, or seeing it and letting it go anyway, as in 「不正を見過ごす」 or 「チャンスを見過ごす」.
  • Synonym見落とすみおとすNeutralCarelessly overlooking something right in front of you, as in 「誤字を見落とす」; the stress is on unintentionally failing to notice, not on letting something pass.
  • Synonym見損なうみそこなうNeutralMisjudging or misreading someone, or missing your chance to see them, as in 「彼を見損なった」.
  • Related見失うみうしなうNeutralLosing sight of something you were watching — losing someone in a crowd (「人混みで見失う」) or losing track of a goal (「目標を見失う」).
  • Related見逸れるみそれるNeutralFailing to recognize someone or underestimating them, as in 「お見逸れしました」; mostly heard as a polite set phrase.
  • Antonym見つけるみつけるNeutralTo find or spot something; the direct opposite of 「見逃す」.
  • Antonym発見するNeutralTo discover something; the opposite of the overlooking sense of 「見逃す」.
  • Antonym見逃さないNeutralThe negative form: not letting something pass, as in 「チャンスを見逃さない」; the opposite of 「見逃す」.

Use 「見逃す」 for not noticing, missing, or deliberately letting something pass (「チャンスを見逃す」, 「今回は見逃してやる」). 「見過ごす」 is a near match; say 「見落とす」 for carelessly overlooking, 「見失う」 for losing track, 「見損なう」 for misjudging someone, with 「見つける」 as the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 見みていながら気きがつかないでいる。見落みおとす。
  2. (よくないことに)気きがついていながらとがめずに済すます。大目おおめに見みる。黙認もくにんする。
  3. 気きがついていながら対処たいしょを怠おこたり、そのまま放はなっておく。看過かんかする。
  4. 見みていないうちに見みる機会きかいが過すぎてしまう。
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