陽よう性せい

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1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Used for medical, scientific, or technical results indicating a positive finding. Antonym: 陰性.

Antonyms: 陰性

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The test result was positive.

陽よう性せい反はん応のうが出でた。

A positive reaction appeared.

2

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes a person's character or attitude as bright, forward-looking, and constructive. Often used as 陽性な or 陽性の.

〈検けん査さ〉で陽よう性せいになるto test positive (in an exam/test)
PCR検けん査さで陽よう性せいになった。
I tested positive on the PCR test.
陽よう性せいな〈人ひと〉a cheerful, optimistic person
彼かれは陽よう性せいな人ひとで、いつも笑わらっている。
He's an upbeat person who's always laughing.
〈事こと〉が陽よう性せいと判はん定ていされるto be judged/diagnosed as positive
検けん査さ結けっ果かは陽よう性せいと判はん定ていされた。
The test result was judged to be positive.
陽よう性せいの〈性せい格かく〉an optimistic, positive personality
彼かの女じょは陽よう性せいの性せい格かくで、周まわりを明あかるくする。
She has an optimistic personality that brightens everyone around her.

ポジティブN1sense 2
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.

陰いん性せい sense 1
negative (test result) · gloomy; pessimistic; negative (attitude)

陽よう気きN3sense 2
陽気 describes a lively, sunny mood or weather in general, whereas 陽性 specifically labels a person's optimistic character trait or a positive test result.
陽よう
陽性 is a distinct word meaning 'positive' as a test result or property, whereas 陽 alone refers to the yang side in the yin-yang contrast.

From 陽 (yang, positive principle) and 性 (nature, quality). The medical sense is a modern extension of the traditional yin-yang dichotomy.

陽よう性せい者しゃ

person who tested positive

positive reaction; positive result

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