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    3. マイナス

    マイナス

    マイナス

    minus

    N2KMT4CoreStudy L1Science & MathKana Vocab8 strokes

    マイナス

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    minus, subtraction, taking away

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    negative (number)

    Noun

    3.
    deficit, loss

    Noun, Particle

    4.
    disadvantage, drawback, handicap

    Noun

    5.
    negative charge, cathode, negative terminal, negative pole
    6.
    minus sign, negative sign

    Noun, Particle

    7.
    negative (image, effect, thinking, etc.), bad
    8.
    negative (test result)

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    気き温おんがマイナス5度どになった。

    The temperature dropped to minus 5 degrees.

    KMT3Weather & GeographyScience & Math
    その決けっ定ていは会かい社しゃにとって大おおきなマイナスだ。

    That decision is a big disadvantage for the company.

    KMT4Business & FinanceDaily Life
    電でん池ちのマイナス極きょくとプラス極きょくを間ま違ちがえないでください。

    Please don't mix up the negative and positive terminals of the battery.

    KMT4Science & MathTechnology
    彼かれの発はつ言げんはチームの士し気きにマイナスの影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    His remarks had a negative impact on the team's morale.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    検けん査さの結けっ果かはマイナスで、異い常じょうは見みられなかった。

    The test result was negative, and no abnormalities were found.

    KMT5Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Kana that make up this word

    マ
    ma
    イ
    i
    ナ
    na
    ス
    su
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