あるまじき

あるまじき

Japanese

Alternative spelling
有るまじき

Etymology

ある (aru, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 有り (ari), the classical form of modern verb 有り (aru, “to exist, to have”).) +‎ まじき (majiki, 連体形(れんたいけい) (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of the irregular verb まじ (maji, “must not”).)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あるま​じき [àrúmáꜜjìkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝma̠ʑikʲi]

Adnominal

あるまじき • (aru majiki) 

1. not allowed, forbidden, not appropriate

   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

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN