Word

マイナス

CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun · Suru verb · Transitive

    minus; subtraction; taking away

  2. No-adjective · Noun

    negative (number)

  3. Noun

    deficit; loss

  4. Noun · No-adjective

    disadvantage; drawback; handicap

  5. Noun

    negative charge; cathode; negative terminal; negative pole

  6. Noun

    minus sign; negative sign

  7. No-adjective · Noun

    negative (image, effect, thinking, etc.); bad

  8. No-adjective · Noun

    negative (test result)

In Spanish

  1. (eng: minus) menos; signo de menos

Example sentences

  • 昨夜ゆうべ、温度計おんどけいはマイナス10度#1445160を示しめした。

    The thermometer registered minus ten last night.

    El termómetro registró menos diez la noche pasada.

    Tatoeba #169712(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼のまじめさがかえってマイナスになった。

    His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.

    Tatoeba #118234(opens in a new tab)

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