仕舞い

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

Jūbakoyomi
- (Tokyo) しまい [shìmáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕima̠i]

Suffix

Jūbakoyomi
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑima̠i]

Noun

仕舞い (hiragana しまい, rōmaji shimai, historical hiragana しまひ)

end; conclusion; termination

Suffix

仕舞い (hiragana じまい, rōmaji -jimai, historical hiragana じまひ)

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☆”‎, performed by のぼる↑P:
お菓子作 (かしつく)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

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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