English–Japanese

“mistake” in Japanese

Japanese

Also誤り (ayamari) · 過ち (ayamachi) · 間違い (machigai) · 失敗 (shippai)

Pronunciation

Romajimisu

Example

テストでミスをしました。te su to de mi su o shi ma shi ta

I made a mistake on the test.

Illustration for ミス (mistake)

How to say “mistake” in Japanese

“Mistake” in Japanese is ミス (misu).

Covers an unintended mistake and the failure to reach, hit, notice, or catch a chosen target.

Full entry for ミス: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ミス

私は入力中にミスに気づきました。watashi wa nyū ryoku chū ni mi su ni ki zu ki ma shi ta

I noticed a mistake while entering the information.

Tips for using ミス

  • In Japanese, ミス (misu) means a mistake, while English miss usually means failing to hit, notice, or catch something.

Other Japanese words for “mistake”

その答えには誤りがあります。so no kota e ni wa ayama ri ga a ri ma su

There is a mistake in that answer.

私は過ちを認めます。watashi wa ayama chi o mito me ma su

I admit my mistake.

間違いを直します。ma chiga i o nao shi ma su

I will correct the mistake.

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失敗

shippai

nounfailure
nounmistake

試験に失敗しました。shi ken ni ship pai shi ma shi ta

I failed the test.

Related English words

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