Word Meaning 聞き損なう

ききそこなう kikisokonau

聞き損なう is read as ききそこなう (kikisokonau) and means to miss (the chance to hear).

Meaning

English

to miss (the chance to hear)
to mishear
to fail to catch

Reading

Kana

ききそこなう

Romaji

kikisokonau

Writing Variants

聞損なう ききそこなう kikisokonau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 95684 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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聞き取り調査

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fact-finding survey based on interviews

聞香

ぶんこう

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聞き香

ききこう

smelling incense

聞き届ける

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損なう

そこなう

to fail to ...

見損なう

みそこなう

to misjudge (someone)

出来損なう

できそこなう

to be badly made

出損なう

でそこなう

to fail to go

行き損なう

いきそこなう

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言い損なう

いいそこなう

to forget to say