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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

マイナス

N2
mainasu
  1. minus
nounする verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

减;负面

Examples

  • 昨夜ゆうべ、温おん度ど計けいはマイナス10度どを示しめした。
    The thermometer registered minus ten last night.
    昨晚温度计显示零下十度。
  • 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.
    他的认真反而成了不利因素。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('286b27e0f2'); // マイナス
{
  "id": "286b27e0f2",
  "word": "マイナス",
  "reading": "マイナス",
  "romaji": "mainasu",
  "meanings": [
    "minus"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "vs",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1126980,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "昨夜、温度計はマイナス10度を示した。",
      "furigana": "{昨夜|ゆうべ}、{温度計|おんどけい}はマイナス10{度|ど}を{示|しめ}した。",
      "en": "The thermometer registered minus ten last night.",
      "tatoeba_id": 169712
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼のまじめさがかえってマイナスになった。",
      "en": "His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.",
      "tatoeba_id": 118234
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8599ac91f6be46590c8829e7d3da2279034d515f24c41344c453629b74d1ae90",
    "meanings": [
      "减",
      "负面"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "昨夜、温度計はマイナス10度を示した。",
        "zh": "昨晚温度计显示零下十度。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼のまじめさがかえってマイナスになった。",
        "zh": "他的认真反而成了不利因素。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/286b27e0f2",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1126980; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1e260b05318c7ba652f677f5f4a3f5296cd1fd0e4df4107f5b2ba883c2e23d38"
  }
}