See also: 消极

Chinese

edit
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

edit

Adjective

edit

消極

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

edit

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Tokyo) しょーきょく [shòókyókú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]

Adjective

edit

(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

edit

Antonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit

Noun

edit

(しょう)(きょく) (shōkyokuせうきよく (seukyoku)?

  1. passivity