Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to fail to hear something, to miss.
  2. to act as if one didn't hear something, to let a remark slide.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
聞き逃す ききのがす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hear, ask, listen
き.く ブン モン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
escape, flee, shirk
に.げる のが.す トウ (7th, N3)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)