ノーミス

のーみす
noun
no mistakes; flawless run; perfect performance
1. no mistakes; flawless run; perfect performance
Completing a task, game, performance, or test without a single mistake. Japanese-coined loanword from English 'no' + 'miss'. Common in sports, music, gaming, and test-taking contexts.
今日(きょう)はノーミスでクリアした。
Today I cleared it with no mistakes.
彼女(かのじょ)はノーミスで演奏(えんそう)()えた。
She finished her performance without a single mistake.
大事(だいじ)場面(ばめん)でノーミスを(つづ)けられる選手(せんしゅ)本当(ほんとう)(つよ)い。
A player who can keep making no mistakes in important moments is truly strong.

Japanese-coined loanword from English "no" + "miss." Used as a noun and adverbially with で. Functions as the casual antonym of ケアレスミス. Note that "no miss" in this exact form is not used in English — it is wasei-eigo.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ノーミスでクリアする: to clear (a game/stage) with no mistakes
  • ノーミスで演奏(えんそう)する: to perform without a mistake
  • ノーミスを(ねら)う: to aim for a flawless run
  • ノーミスが(つづ)く: a streak of error-free attempts continues

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ケアレスミス: careless mistake — direct counterpart describing the errors that ノーミス avoids
  • 完璧(かんぺき): perfect — adjectival; broader, includes flawless quality, not just absence of mistakes
  • パーフェクト: perfect — loanword; often used for full marks or perfect scores