Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away.
  2. to set free, to let go.

Godan verb, auxiliary verb

After the -masu stem of a verb.
  1. to fail to ....

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
逃す のがす
 
遁す のがす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

escape, flee, shirk
に.げる のが.す トウ (7th, N3)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)