まじ

See also: まし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of まじ – see the following entry.
マジ
[adjective] (colloquial) serious, for real
(This term, まじ (maji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まじ.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of まじ – see the following entry.
真風
[noun] (regional, western Japan) southern wind, a wind from the south or southwest
Alternative spelling
まぜ
(This term, まじ (maji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まじ.

Etymology 3

From Old Japanese ましじ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ʑi]

Verb

まじ • (majiirregular

  1. (attaching to terminal form) should not; must not
    1. indicating prohibition
      (しゃ)(かい)(じん)としてあるまじき(はつ)(げん)
      shakaijin to shite aru majiki hatsugen
      a comment that a working adult should not make
      (ゆる)まじ
      yurusu maji
      This is unforgivable.
    2. (archaic) indicating negative surmise
    3. (archaic) indicating negative volition
    4. (archaic) indicating impossibility
Usage notes
  • In modern Japanese, all except the "prohibition" sense of まじ are replaced by its derived term まい (mai).
  • This word is morphologically a clitic. It is classified as 助動詞 (jodōshi, auxiliary verb) in traditional Japanese grammar.
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "まじ" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) まじく[1]
まじから[2]
maziku
mazikara
Continuative (連用形) まじく[1]
まじかり[2]
maziku
mazikari
Terminal (終止形) まじ mazi
Attributive (連体形) まじき
まじかる
maziki
mazikaru
Realis (已然形) まじけれ mazikere
Imperative (命令形) まじかれ mazikare
Key constructions
Negative まじからず mazikarazu
Contrasting conjunction まじけれど mazikeredo
Causal conjunction まじければ mazikereba
Conditional conjunction まじくば mazikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) まじかりき mazikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) まじかりけり mazikarikeri
Adverbial まじく maziku

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Antonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ まじ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months