消極

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See also: 消极

Chinese

consume; news; subside
consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
trad. (消極)
simp. (消极)

Pronunciation


Adjective

消極

  1. negative; bad
  2. passive; depressed; downcast; dejected

Synonyms

  • (negative): 反面 (fǎnmiàn)
  • (passive):

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3
きょく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(しょう)(きょく) (shōkyokuせうきよく (seukyoku)?-na (adnominal (しょう)(きょく) (shōkyoku na), adverbial (しょう)(きょく) (shōkyoku ni))

  1. passive, reluctant to pursue one's own goals or express one's own views

Inflection

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

(しょう)(きょく) (shōkyokuせうきよく (seukyoku)?

  1. passivity