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ミニマム (みにまむ, minimamu) Japanese meaning: minimum | Kotomora
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Keep expenses to a minimum.
It is a design that keeps only the minimal functions.
The minimum order for this product is one hundred units.
Usage patterns ミニマムな 〈 物もの 〉 a minimal ~ (style, design, etc.)
She likes furniture with a minimal design.
〈 物もの 〉 をミニマムに 抑おさ える to keep something to a minimum
I try to keep my travel luggage to a minimum.
ミニマムに 生せい 活かつ する to live minimally
Lately I've been trying to live minimally.
Related words 最小限 is the standard Japanese term for the smallest necessary amount, while ミニマム is a katakana loanword with a more business or design-oriented feel.
最低限 stresses the lowest acceptable or required level, whereas ミニマム more loosely describes something minimal in style or amount.
最小 is a plain, often mathematical word for 'smallest,' while ミニマム can carry a stylistic or trendy nuance.
Opposites マキシマム is the katakana counterpart meaning 'maximum,' the direct opposite of ミニマム.
最大 is the standard Japanese word for 'largest' or 'maximum,' contrasting with ミニマム's sense of 'smallest.'
Word family minimumweight
civil minimum
minimum access
national minimum
Etymology A katakana word corresponding in meaning to English 'minimum'; no detailed language-of-origin information is specified.
