Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home).
  2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight.
  3. to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands.
  4. to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone.
  5. to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone.
  6. to take care of someone until he dies.
  7. to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
見送る みおくる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
escort, send
おく.る ソウ (3rd, N4)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう
frontier pass, close, relation
to divide
heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)