Word Meaning 陰性

いんせい insei

陰性 is read as いんせい (insei) and means negative (result).

Meaning

English

  1. negative (result)
  2. gloomy
  3. negative (e.g. attitude)
  4. pessimistic

Reading

Kana

いんせい

Romaji

insei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 陽性 Rank 9633 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陰性反応

いんせいはんのう

negative reaction (in patient)

陰性症状

いんせいしょうじょう

negative symptom (e.g. of schizophrenia)

陰性残像

いんせいざんぞう

negative afterimage

陰性者

いんせいしゃ

person who has tested negative (for a viral infection, etc.)

偽陰性

ぎいんせい

false negative

持続陰性化率

じぞくいんせいかりつ

sustained virological response

電気陰性度

でんきいんせいど

electronegativity

グラム陰性菌

ぐらむいんせいきん

gram-negative bacteria

グラム陰性桿菌

ぐらむいんせいかんきん

Gram-negative bacillus

陰陽

いんよう

cosmic dual forces

陰気

いんき

spirit of yin

陰口

かげぐち

malicious gossip

Example Sentences

4

けんさのけっかはいんせいだった。

the test result was negative.

The test result is negative.

The results of the test were negative.

The result of the tuberculin test was negative.