ポジティブ

Japanese

Alternative forms
  • ポジティヴ (pojitivu)
  • (shortening) ポジ (poji)

Etymology

Borrowed from English positive.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ポ​ジティブ [póꜜjìtìbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [po̞ʑitʲibɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

ポジティブ • (pojitibu) -na (adnominal ポジティブな (pojitibu na na), adverbial ポジティブに (pojitibu ni ni))

  1. positive; optimistic

Antonyms

Noun

ポジティブ • (pojitibu) 

  1. (photography) a positive
    ポジを現(げん)像(ぞう)に出(だ)す
    poji o genzō ni dasu
    to get a positive developed
  2. (LGBT, slang) a gay infected by HIV
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