Vocabulary
What does 逃がす (にがす, nigasu) mean?
逃がす (にがす, nigasu) means to let go, to release; to let slip away.
Quick facts| Reading | にがす |
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| Romaji | nigasu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnigasu
to let go, to release; to let slip away
- 1godan verb · transitive to set free; to let go; to release
- 2godan verb · transitive to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
Example sentences
捕まえた魚を川に逃がしました。
I released the fish I caught back into the river.
いいチャンスを逃がしてしまいました。
I let a good chance slip away.
