ミス

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

ミスする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Common loanword for a mistake or error, used in both casual and formal contexts. Often used with する to mean 'make a mistake'.

from English miss

ミスを見みつけるto find/spot a mistake
上じょう司しが資し料りょうのミスを見みつけた。
My boss found a mistake in the document.
ミスを修しゅう正せいするto correct/fix a mistake
すぐにミスを修しゅう正せいしておいた。
I went ahead and fixed the mistake right away.
ミスが多おおいto make a lot of mistakes
最さい近きん、彼かれのレポートはミスが多おおい。
Lately, his reports have a lot of mistakes.
ミスを繰くり返かえすto repeat a mistake
同おなじミスを繰くり返かえさないように気きをつけている。
I'm being careful not to repeat the same mistake.

間ま違ちがいN3
間違い is a native Japanese word for a mistake used in both casual and formal writing, while ミス is a casual loanword more common in spoken and informal contexts.
失しっ敗ぱいN4
失敗 emphasizes a failed attempt or outcome (often with consequences), while ミス focuses on a small slip or error in execution.
エラー
エラー is typically used for technical, mechanical, or systematic errors, whereas ミス is more general and usually refers to human error.
過あやまちN1
過ち is a more literary and moral term for a wrongdoing or serious error, while ミス is casual and neutral, used for everyday slip-ups.

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手て違ちがいN1
ミス is a casual loanword for a mistake used broadly in sports or daily life, while 手違い is more formal and implies a coordination slip.
ミズ
ミス (Miss) traditionally marks a woman as unmarried, whereas ミズ (Ms) is neutral about marital status.
ドジ
ミス is a neutral, general word for any mistake, whereas ドジ specifically implies a clumsy or silly blunder and carries a more affectionate, casual tone.
手て落おちN1
ミス is a casual, general word for any mistake, whereas 手落ち specifically means a careless omission in a formal or procedural context.
落おち度ど
ミス is a casual loanword for any kind of error, whereas 落ち度 implies personal responsibility or blame.
誤あやまりN3
ミス is a casual loanword for a slip or blunder, whereas 誤り is a native Japanese word with a more formal, written tone.
失しっ策さく
ミス is a casual, everyday word for a slip-up, while 失策 sounds more formal and often implies a strategic or judgmental error.
敵てき失しつ
ミス is a generic, everyday word for any mistake, while 敵失 is limited to a mistake made by the opponent.

ミセスN1
ミセス is the title used for a married woman, while ミス (Miss) is used for an unmarried woman.
ミスター
ミス (Miss) is the female counterpart title to ミスター (Mr.), used before unmarried women's names or in beauty pageants.

ミスマッチ
ミス alone means a mistake or error, while ミスマッチ specifically means a poor fit or incompatibility between two things, not a simple error.

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Borrowed from English 'miss', used in Japanese to mean a mistake or failure.