Meanings

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbminus; subtraction; taking away
2. adjectival noun, nounnegative (number)
3. noundeficit; loss
4. noun, adjectival noundisadvantage; drawback; handicap
5. nounnegative charge; cathode; negative terminal; negative pole
6. nounminus sign; negative sign

Examples

• 気温はマイナス6度です。

  It's six degrees below zero.

• 経済はマイナス成長を記録した。

  The economy recorded a negative growth.

• 彼とつきあうのは君にとってマイナスだ。

  I don't think your seeing him is good for you.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).