見落とす

• 読み: みおとす
• ローマ字: miotosu
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look; 落 (raku/oto) — drop, fall, miss
• 発音: /mi.o.to.sɯ/

意味

To overlook; to miss; to fail to notice something that was there to be seen.

A Group 1 (godan) verb combining 見 (to look) and 落とす (to drop, to let fall). The image is of one's gaze passing over something without registering it, letting it fall out of awareness. It implies an unintentional lapse in attention rather than deliberate disregard, and is used in professional contexts such as proofreading, inspections, or medical examinations where missing details has consequences.

例文

1. 書類を確認する際、重要な条項を見落としてしまった。
2. 急いでいたせいで標識を見落として道に迷ってしまった。
3. 細かいミスを見落とさないよう、校正作業には慎重を期した。

使い方ガイド

場面: proofreading, inspection, navigation, professional work

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 見 (to see, to look) and 落とす (to drop, to let fall). The metaphor is of the eye failing to catch something, allowing it to fall from one's awareness unnoticed.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes