仕舞い

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See also: 仕舞う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仕	舞
し Grade: 3	ま Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Kanji in this term
仕	舞
じ Grade: 3	ま Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

(noun): 終い

Etymology

From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 仕舞う (shimau, “to end, to finish”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(Tokyo) しまい (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Suffix

IPA^(key):

Noun

仕(し)舞(ま)い • (shimai) ^{←しまひ (simafi)^?}

end; conclusion; termination

Suffix

仕(じ)舞(ま)い • (-jimai) ^{←じまひ (-zimafi)^?}

to end; to end up (not having done something)
店(みせ)じまい
misejimai
going out of business

行(い)かずじまいだった
ikazu jimai datta
ended up having gone nowhere
- 2009, “恋はきっと急上昇☆”, のぼる↑ (lyrics)‎:
  
  お菓(か)子(し)作(つく)りに　挑(ちょう)戦(せん)しても
  いつも焦(こ)がして　渡(わた)せずじまい
  okashi-tsukuri ni chōsen shite mo
  itsumo kogashite watasezu jimai
  Even if I try my hand at making sweets,
  I always end up burning them and never give them to you

Usage notes

Usually written in kana alone.
Attaches to the negative continuative (未然形 followed by ず) form of verbs.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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