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    3. 見損なう

    見損なう

    見み損そこな​う​

    to misjudge

    KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    見そこなう見損う

    みそこなう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to misjudge, to mistake, to misread
    2.
    to misjudge (someone), to overestimate
    3.
    to miss seeing, to overlook, to fail to notice

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    彼かれの才さい能のうを見み損そこなっていた。

    I had misjudged his talent.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    私わたしは彼かれをただの怠なまけ者ものだと見み損そこなっていたが、実じつは努ど力りょく家かだった。

    I had misjudged him as just a lazy person, but he was actually a hard worker.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    人ひとを見みた目めで判はん断だんして見み損そこなうのは良よくない。

    It's not good to judge people by their appearance and misjudge them.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの真しんの意い図とを見み損そこなっていたため、大おおきな誤ご解かいが生しょうじてしまった。

    Because I misjudged his true intentions, a big misunderstanding occurred.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    映えい画がの重じゅう要ようなシーンを見み損そこなってしまい、ストーリーがよく分わからなかった。

    I missed seeing an important scene in the movie, so I didn't understand the story well.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    損
    そこ.なう・そこな.う・-そこ.なう・そこ.ねる・-そこ.ねる…(1)
    damage・loss・disadvantage・hurt・injure
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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