Japanese symbol for “pessimistic”
陰性
いんせい
Romaji: insei
negative (result)
In Japanese, pessimistic is 陰性, read いんせい (insei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n negative (result)
- adj-na, adj-no, n gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pessimistic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲観的 | ひかんてき hikanteki | pessimistic; gloomy |
| 鬱鬱 | うつうつ utsuutsu | gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic |
| ペシミスティック | ペシミスティック peshimisutikku | pessimistic |
| 厭世的 | えんせいてき enseiteki | sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic |
| 根暗 | ねくら nekura | dark-natured; gloomy; dour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shade; shadow |
| 陰陽 | いんよう in'you | cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon |
| 木陰 | こかげ kokage | shade of a tree; bower |
| 山陰 | やまかげ yamakage | place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pessimistic”.
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