〜まじき: meaning and usage

How to form it

• verb (dictionary form)+まじき+noun
• noun+に/として+あるまじき+noun

How it is used

Formal, before a noun: 'unbecoming of A, that A should never do', a strong moral criticism, as in 「〜にあるまじき行為」. Close in meaning to 「〜べきではない」, but used only before nouns.

Examples

1. プロにあるまじき失態だ。

   A fault that a pro should not make.

2. 試験で答えを見せ合うなど、学生にあるまじき行為だ。

   Showing each other answers during an exam is behaviour unworthy of a student.

3. 客をだますなど、商売人としてあるまじきことだ。

   Deceiving customers is something no shopkeeper should ever do.