Godan verb, transitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
見損なう みそこなう
 
 
 
 
見そこなう みそこなう
 
見損う みそこなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
damage, loss, disadvantage
ソン そこ.なう そこな.う (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
employee, member, number
イン いな かず (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)