ミセス

also: ミセズ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Mrs; Mrs.

A title for a married woman, used before a surname or full name. Common in formal or polite contexts, often in written addresses or when referring to someone respectfully.

ミセス・スミスは私わたしの英えい語ごの先せん生

せい

です

。

Mrs. Smith is my English teacher.

受うけ付つけでミセス田た中なかをお呼よびください。

Please call for Mrs. Tanaka at the reception.

Related words

ミズ
ミセス specifically marks a woman as married, whereas ミズ (Ms.) is neutral and doesn't indicate marital status.
夫ふ人じんN3
夫人 is a native Japanese word for a married woman used in formal writing, while ミセス is the English loanword equivalent of 'Mrs.'
奥おく様さまN2
奥様 is a respectful Japanese term for someone's wife used in speech, while ミセス is a borrowed title placed before a name like 'Mrs.'

Opposites

ミスN3
ミセス is the title used for a married woman, while ミス (Miss) is used for an unmarried woman.

Word family

ヤングミセス
young married woman

Written forms

ミセスUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'Mrs'.
ミセズUsage1%
Rare variant spelling; the standard form is ミセス.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'Mrs', a title for a married woman.