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, 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, 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.

Verb

まじ • (maji) irregular

  1. (attaching to terminal form) should not; must not
    1. indicating prohibition
      社(しゃ)会(かい)人(じん)としてあるまじき発(はつ)言(げん)
      shakaijin to shite aru majiki hatsugen
      a comment that a working adult should not make
      許(ゆる)すまじ
      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
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