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Meaning of 消極的 in Japanese
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消極的JLPT 2
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Kana Readingしょうきょくてき
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Romajishōkyokuteki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic
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Examples of 消極的, しょうきょくてき in a sentence
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The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
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He has a passive character.
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He is passive in everything.
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His negative attitude rendered all my efforts useless.
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大人の支配に対し、彼らはこのような消極的な反抗の仕方をするのである。
They take this negative way of protesting against adult domination.
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I don't like a negative sort of man.
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