逃す (のがす, nogasu) Japanese meaning: miss | Kotomora

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逃す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	逃のがす	逃のがさない
Polite	逃のがします	逃のがしません
Past polite	逃のがしました	逃のがしませんでした
Past	逃のがした	逃のがさなかった
Te-form	逃のがして	逃のがさないで
Desire	逃のがしたい	逃のがしたくない
Potential	逃のがせる	逃のがせない
Passive	逃のがされる	逃のがされない
Causative	逃のがさせる	逃のがさせない
Causative passive	逃のがさせられる	逃のがさせられない
Volitional	逃のがそう
Polite volitional	逃のがしましょう
Imperative	逃のがせ	逃のがすな
Conditional	逃のがせば	逃のがさなければ
Tara conditional	逃のがしたら	逃のがさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

miss; lose; let get away

Used for missing a chance, opportunity, or target, or letting something slip away. Often used with nouns like チャンス, 機会, 獲物.

せっかくのチャンスを逃のがし

Kanji

逃escape, flee, shirk
遁flee, escape, shirk

Related words

逸いっする sense 1
逸する is a formal, literary word for missing a chance, while 逃す is the everyday word for missing an opportunity or letting something slip away.
放はなすN3sense 2
放す is a general word for releasing or letting go of something held, while 逃す specifically implies a captured person or animal getting away.
損そこねるN1
逃す means to let an opportunity or catch slip away, while 損ねる (attached to a verb stem) stresses failing to carry out an intended action.

Opposites

掴つかむN3sense 1
掴む means to grab or seize an opportunity, the opposite of 逃す, which means to let a chance slip away.
捕とらえるN2sense 2
捕らえる means to catch or capture, the opposite of 逃す's sense of letting a captive escape.
仕し留とめる
逃す means to let the prey or target escape, the opposite of successfully 仕留める finishing it off.

Don't confuse with

逃にがすN3
逃す means to miss or fail to catch something, often unintentionally, while 逃がす means to deliberately let something escape or set it free.
逃にげ切きる
逃す is transitive and means to let someone/something get away or to miss a chance, whereas 逃げ切る is intransitive and describes the escaper's own successful getaway.
損そこなうN1
逃す means to miss a chance, target, or timing, whereas 損なう (in its verb-stem + 損なう use) means the action itself was attempted but done incorrectly or left incomplete.

Word family

見み逃のがし
overlooking; missing; failing to notice · letting a good pitch go by; taking a strike
見み逃のがすN2
miss; overlook; fail to notice · let pass; overlook (wrongdoing); turn a blind eye to · pass up (opportunity); miss out on · let (a good ball) go by
乗のり逃のがす
miss a train, boat, etc.
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Written forms

逃のがすUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
のがすUsage7%
遁のがすUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 逃 (のが, from 逃げる 'to escape') + す (causative/transitive auxiliary). The core meaning is 'to let escape', which developed into 'to miss' and the auxiliary use.

逃のがす

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