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Japanese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
まけじ • (makeji)
- (Classical Japanese) negative conjectural of まく (verb, lower bigrade, modern まける): will not lose
Usage notes[edit]
- Fossilized in modern speech as 負けじと (makeji to), and as a component in compounds.
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