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MIS

Readings

Kana: ミス、エムアイエス
Romaji: misu, emuaiesu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

management information system (MIS)

ミス

Reading

Kana: ミス
Romaji: misu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

mistake; error; failure

Note: abbr. of the English "mistake"
See also: エラー
2

Miss

3

myth

Example Sentences

(ぼく)のミスだった。
➥My mistake.
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ミスで財産(ざいさん)(うしな)った。
➥My mistake cost me my fortune.
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あれは(わたし)のミスでした。
➥That was my mistake.
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すまんミスった。
➥Sorry, I made a mistake.
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結果(けっか)計算(けいさん)ミスが(おお)い。
➥There are a lot of results and a calculation mistakes.
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(あき)らかに(かれ)はミスをした。
➥Evidently, he's made a mistake.
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ミズ

Reading

Kana: ミズ
Romaji: mizu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

Ms

Example Sentences

ミミズも(とき)には土壌(どじょう)有益(ゆうえき)です。
➥Worms are sometimes beneficial to soil.
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(かれ)らはミズーリ(しゅう)植民(しょくみん)する計画(けいかく)()てている。
➥They are planning to settle Missouri.
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ミミズを()むと(あめ)()るという(ひと)がいる。
➥Some people say stepping on a worm makes it rain.
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御簾

Readings

Kana: みす、ぎょれん
Romaji: misu, gyoren
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

bamboo blind

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language; polite (teineigo) language

Kanji

Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings: レン、 すだれ、 す
Meanings: bamboo screen, rattan blind

針孔

針眼

Readings

Kana: めど、みぞ、みず、はりめど、しんこう
Romaji: medo, mizo, mizu, harimedo, shinkou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

eye of a needle

2

hole

Note: dialectal
See also: (reading あな, entry #1)
Note: Only 針孔

Kanji

Readings: シン、 はり
Meanings: needle, pin, staple, stinger
Readings: コウ、 あな
Meanings: cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly
Readings: ガン、 ゲン、 まなこ、 め
Meaning: eyeball

Readings

Kana: みず、み
Romaji: mizu, mi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)

Note: み is generally used in compounds
See also: (reading ゆ, entry #1)
2

fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid

3

flood; floodwaters

4

water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

(Sumo term)
See also: 力水
5

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

(Sumo term)
See also: 水入り

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water

Example Sentences

(みず)(なが)す。
➥Don't cry over spilled milk.
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(かえる)(めん)(みず)
➥Like water off a duck's back.
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鼻水(はなみず)()ます。
➥I have a runny nose.
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(みず)()しい。
➥I want some water.
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()(みず)()く。
➥Wood floats in water.
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破水(はすい)しました。
➥My water broke.
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Readings

Kana: みず、ずい
Romaji: mizu, zui
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

youth; freshness; purity; luster (lustre); beauty

Note: archaism
2

good omen

3

Sweden

Note: abbreviation; obscure term
4

Switzerland

Note: abbreviation; obscure term

Kanji

Readings: ズイ、 スイ、 みず-、 しるし
Meaning: congratulations

Example Sentences

スイスは(うつく)しい(くに)です。
➥Switzerland is a beautiful country.
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スイスには名所(めいしょ)(おお)い。
➥Switzerland boasts many sights.
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スイスでは五月(ごがつ)(はる)がくる。
➥In Switzerland, spring comes in May.
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スイスは中立国(ちゅうりつこく)である。
➥Switzerland is a neutral country.
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これはスイス()ですか。
➥Is this made in Switzerland?
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ベルンはスイスの首都(しゅと)です。
➥Bern is the capital of Switzerland.
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