Japanese symbol for “downside”
マイナス面
マイナスめん
Romaji: mainasumen
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
In Japanese, downside is マイナス面, read マイナスめん (mainasumen).
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Meanings
- n negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downside”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下振れ | したぶれ shitabure | downturn; downward swing; downside |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 画面 | がめん gamen | screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 面白い | おもしろい omoshiroi | interesting; fascinating; intriguing |
| 場面 | ばめん bamen | scene; setting; place (where something happens) |
| 表面 | ひょうめん hyoumen | surface; face |
| 方面 | ほうめん houmen | direction; district; area |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.