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マイナス [gai1,ichi1]
1. [n,vs,vt]
▶ minus
▶ subtraction
▶ taking away
Cross references:
  ⇔ ant: 1115630 プラス 1. plus; addition
2. [adj-no,n]
▶ negative (number)
3. [n]
▶ deficit
▶ loss
4. [n,adj-no]
▶ disadvantage
▶ drawback
▶ handicap
5. [n]
▶ negative charge
▶ cathode
▶ negative terminal
▶ negative pole
6. [n]
▶ minus sign
▶ negative sign
7. [adj-no,n]
▶ negative (image, effect, thinking, etc.)
▶ bad
8. [adj-no,n]
▶ negative (test result)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-01-23 00:59:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
The examples are all for senses 2 and 4.
6. A* 2021-12-16 12:00:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij, meikyo
  Comments:
Making the entry more like プラス.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<xref type="ant" seq="1115630">プラス・1</xref>
@@ -14 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>negative (quantity)</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -20 +21 @@
-<gloss>deficit</gloss>
+<gloss>negative (number)</gloss>
@@ -23,0 +25,6 @@
+<gloss>deficit</gloss>
+<gloss>loss</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -29,2 +36,21 @@
-<pos>&adj-f;</pos>
-<gloss>negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)</gloss>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>negative charge</gloss>
+<gloss>cathode</gloss>
+<gloss>negative terminal</gloss>
+<gloss>negative pole</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>minus sign</gloss>
+<gloss>negative sign</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>negative (image, effect, thinking, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>bad</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>negative (test result)</gloss>
5. A 2017-10-02 22:47:10  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes, this is neater.
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
4. A* 2017-10-02 20:48:16  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think you have taken the splitting too far
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>minus (e.g. 20 degrees)</gloss>
+<gloss>minus</gloss>
@@ -14,4 +13,0 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
@@ -20,4 +15,0 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>minus sign</gloss>
3. A* 2017-09-27 14:09:09  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Good point. How about this?
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11,6 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>minus (e.g. 20 degrees)</gloss>
+<gloss>negative (quantity)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -12,2 +17,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>minus</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +32 @@
+<gloss>drawback</gloss>
@@ -29 +33,0 @@
-<gloss>defect</gloss>
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