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負符号 (ふふごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

負ふ符ふ号ごう

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Meanings

1

Mathematical symbol (−) used to indicate subtraction or a negative number.

数すう式しきの前まえに負ふ符ふ号ごうを付つけてください。

Kanji

負defeat, negative, -
符token, sign, mark
号nickname, number, item

Related words

マイナス
マイナス is the common loanword for 'minus' in everyday contexts, while 負符号 is a more technical term for the minus sign symbol.

Please put a minus sign in front of the expression.

正せい符ふ号ごう

正符号 means 'plus sign', the opposite of 負符号.

Built from

負ふ+符ふ号ごう

Etymology

Compound of 負 (negative) and 符号 (sign, symbol).