聞きき落おとす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

fail to hear; miss hearing

Used when someone unintentionally does not catch something said, often due to inattention or noise. Similar to 聞き漏らす, but 聞き落とす emphasizes the act of missing rather than letting something slip.

See also: 聞き漏らす (ききもらす)

• 大だい事じなところを聞きき落おとしてしまった。

  I missed an important part of what was said.

• うるさくて、彼かれの言こと葉ばを聞きき落おとした。

  It was so noisy that I failed to hear his words.