ミス

ミス · misu · JLPT N3 · noun

mistake

❌ Borrowed from English: miss = a mistake, as in a missed shot

ミス (misu) comes from English miss, cut down from mistake. A ケアレスミス is a careless mistake. The same word also works as the title Miss, as in ミス・ユニバース, Miss Universe.

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