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.

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

• べし (beshi)

Derived terms

• まい (mai)