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]

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.
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References

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