逸する

• 読み: いっする
• ローマ字: issuru
• 漢字の分解: 逸 (itsu) — deviate, flee, excel
• 発音: /is.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To miss; to let slip; to deviate from; to be lost. Describes failing to seize an opportunity or straying from an expected norm.

A compound suru verb (Group 3) formed from 逸 (itsu, deviation/excellence) and する. In context it most commonly means to miss a chance or let something slip away, but it can also mean to stray from a topic or standard. Often appears in formal writing and speech. The negative form 逸しない conveys the importance of not missing something critical.

例文

1. 絶好のチャンスを逸して、後悔してもしきれない。
2. 彼の発言は本論を逸して、議論が混乱した。
3. 一瞬の油断がミスを生み、勝機を逸してしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, writing, sports, debate

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese 逸 (deviation, fleeing, excellence). Entered Japanese as a literary Sino-Japanese compound. The dual meaning of 'straying' and 'surpassing' reflects the original sense of something that escapes its usual bounds.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated