English–Japanese
“negative” in Japanese
How to say “negative” in Japanese
“Negative” in Japanese is 負 (fu).
It places a number below the neutral point of zero, indicating a value in the negative range.
Example sentences with 負
温度が負になる地域もあります。on do ga fu ni na ru chi iki mo a ri ma su
In some regions, the temperature can become negative.
Tips for using 負
- Japanese mathematical writing uses 負 (fu) in formal descriptions, whereas マイナス (mainasu, "minus") is frequent in spoken explanations of the same numerical condition.
Other Japanese words for “negative”
写真のネガを見ました。sha shin no ne ga o mi ma shi ta
I looked at the photo negative.
その考え方はネガティブです。so no kanga e kata wa ne ga ti bu de su
That way of thinking is negative.