ミス

みす
noun; suru-verb
mistake; Miss
1. mistake; error
A wrong action or incorrect decision; a failure to do something correctly.
I made a mistake.
To notice a calculation error.
I finished the work without any mistakes.
ケアレスミス()らしたい
I want to reduce careless mistakes.
I corrected the typo.
I committed a serious error.
2. Miss (title)
A title for an unmarried woman.
Miss Japan
ミス・ユニバース大会(たいかい)
It's the Miss Universe competition.
She was chosen as Miss Tokyo.
She participated in a beauty pageant.

ミス has two distinct uses from the English words "miss" (error) and "Miss" (title).

MISTAKE USAGE:

  • ミスをする (to make a mistake)
  • ミスを(おか)す (to commit an error)
  • ケアレスミス (careless mistake)
  • 入力(にゅうりょく)ミス (input error)
  • タイプミス (typo)
  • ノーミスで (without any mistakes)

TITLE USAGE:

  • ミス日本(にほん) (Miss Japan)
  • ミス・ユニバース (Miss Universe)
  • ミス東京(とうきょう) (Miss Tokyo)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 間違(まちが)い - mistake (native Japanese)
  • エラー - error (technical contexts)
  • ミスる - to mess up (casual slang verb)

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