“Passive” in Japanese
Short answer
Passive in Japanese is “消極” (shoukyoku). Full meaning: passive, negative, conservative; depolarization.
Other ways to say “Passive” in Japanese
パッシブ
passhibu passive
他動的
tadouteki passive, lacking initiative, lacking autonomy
受動的
judouteki passive
消極的
shoukyokuteki negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
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