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ミス

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Etymology 1

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From English mistake or miss.

Noun

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ミス (misu

  1. mistake, error
    ミスじゃないので(だい)(じょう)()ですよ!
    Misu ja nai no de daijōbu desu yo!
    Don't worry, it's not a mistake!
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Verb

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ミスする (misu surusuru (stem ミス (misu shi), past ミスした (misu shita))

  1. make a mistake
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Etymology 2

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From English Miss.

Noun

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ミス (misu

  1. Miss (term of address for a woman, especially an unmarried woman)
    ミスマープル
    Misu Māpuru
    Miss Marple
  2. an unmarried woman
    ハイミス
    hai misu
    spinster, old maid
  3. a beauty pageant contestant; a beauty pageant
    • 2015, Kurara Chibana, Kurara to kotoba [Kurara’s words], →ISBN, page 6:
      ミス・ユニバースというミス・コンテストに()たとき、(さい)(しょ)は「(わたし)なんて」って(おも)っていた。
      Misu Yunibāsu to iu misu kontesuto ni deta toki, saisho wa “Watashi nante” tte omotte-ita.
      When I was in the Miss Universe beauty pageant contest, at first I was thinking “What, me?”

Etymology 3

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From English myth.

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ミス (misu

  1. myth, legend
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN