Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
Kanji used
negative
profit
Pitch accent
Top 4500
Composed of
un-; non-; negative prefix
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
advantage or disadvantage
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
Examples (12 in total)
Everything is against us.
His nationality counted against him.
This evidence was against him.
Having no will is the worst handicap.
The decision was unfavourable to us.
Poor eyesight is a handicap to a sportsman.
The judge decided against the plaintiff.
Everything militated against his success.
I made it plain that the situation was unfavourable to us.
Mary testified against Tom in court.
Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player.
His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.