Translation guide
How to express that you missed something in Japanese, depending on what was missed: a target, an opportunity, a person, an event, or a detail.
To fail to hit a target with a projectile, weapon, or thrown object.
To fail to catch, attend, or meet something in time.
To let something slip away; to miss a chance, a bus, etc. Transitive.
To feel the absence of someone; to long for.
Common way to say you miss someone. Literally 'I'm lonely without ~'.
To overlook, not see, or not realize something.
To fail to meet or contact someone.
To miss each other (e.g., you went to see someone but they were out).
English 'I miss you' has no direct single verb in Japanese. Avoid literal translations like あなたをミスする. Use 会いたい or 寂しい patterns instead.
Both mean 'miss' for transportation, but 乗り遅れる is specifically for failing to board on time. 逃す is broader (miss a chance, miss a bus you were running for).
ボールがゴールから外れた。
The ball missed the goal.
I missed the bus.
Don't miss your chance.
Specifically for missing a train, bus, etc. (lit. 'delay in riding').
I missed the train.
To miss seeing something (a show, a detail); to overlook.
I missed that movie.
To miss hearing something; to fail to catch what was said.
I missed an important part.
I miss you.
I miss her.
Expresses desire to see someone; often used for 'I miss you'.
I miss you. (I want to see you.)
Yearned for; dear. More poetic/literary. Used for people, places, or things.
I miss my hometown.
To overlook; to fail to notice something visible.
I missed a mistake.
To not notice; to be unaware. Negative form of 気づく.
I missed the change in him. (I didn't notice.)
I missed him. (We crossed paths without meeting.)
To miss a phone call (couldn't answer).
Sorry I missed your call.