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外す (はずす): to unfasten, to remove — Japanese vocabulary

外す is read はずす and means "to unfasten, to remove". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

外す

Reading
はずす · hazusu
Translation
to unfasten, to remove
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はずすが

Example

彼は鳥をめがけて撃ったが、はずしてしまった。

かれはとりをめがけてうったが、はずしてしまった。

He shot at the bird, but missed it.

Kanji in this word

  • 外 — outside

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