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): [po̞ʑitʲibɯ̟]

Adjective

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

1. positive; optimistic

Antonyms

• ネガティブ (negatibu)

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