ポジティブ

also: ポジティヴ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes a positive, optimistic attitude or way of thinking. Antonym: ネガティブ.

Photography term for a positive image, as opposed to a negative. Also abbreviated as ポジ.

〈事こと〉をポジティブに考かんがえるto think positively about something
失しっ敗ぱいをポジティブに考かんがえるようにしている。
I try to think positively about my failures.
ポジティブな〈人ひと〉a positive, upbeat person
彼かの女じょはいつもポジティブな人ひとだ。
She's always a positive person.
〈事こと〉をポジティブに捉とらえるto take something in a positive light
この経けい験けんをポジティブに捉とらえたい。
I want to take this experience in a positive light.
ポジティブな気き持もちになるto feel positive
音おん楽がくを聴きくとポジティブな気き持もちになる。
Listening to music makes me feel positive.

積せっ極きょく的てきN3sense 1
ポジティブ is a casual loanword for a positive/optimistic mindset, while 積極的 is the native Japanese term emphasizing proactive, forward-driving action.
陽よう極きょく sense 3
陽極 is the standard technical Japanese term for the positive pole in electricity, while ポジティブ is the looser loanword sometimes used the same way.
楽らっ観かん的てきN1sense 1
ポジティブ is a broad, casual term for a positive outlook, while 楽観的 specifically means optimistic about future outcomes and sounds more formal.
ポジ
ポジ is a casual, abbreviated form used in speech and photography jargon, while ポジティブ is the full, standard word for 'positive'.

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陽よう性せい
ポジティブ is a casual loanword for an optimistic attitude, while 陽性 is a more formal term also used to describe test results.
前まえ向むきN2
前向き is the native Japanese word for a positive, forward-looking attitude, while ポジティブ is a casual loanword used the same way, especially in spoken Japanese.

ネガティブN1sense 1
negative; pessimistic · negative (photography) · negative (electrical polarity)

Loanword from English 'positive'.