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〜まじき

unacceptable for (someone in a role)

Role + に / として + あるまじき + Noun (行為, 発言, 態度)

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まじき is a classical "should not", used almost only in the set phrase あるまじき, "unbecoming of": 教師にあるまじき行為だ, "that's behaviour unbecoming of a teacher".

The pattern is Role + に / として + あるまじき + Noun. The role is a respected position (teacher, politician, doctor, police officer), and the noun is behaviour: 行為, 発言, 態度 or ミス. The tone is strong condemnation, the kind you hear in news reports of scandals.

Occasionally, it follows other verbs: 許すまじき, "unforgivable".

It's the adjectival form of まじ, the negative of べし, so it's a partner of べからざる. Compare ともあろう, which criticises someone for acting below their status: 教師ともあろう者が….

Examples

  • それは教師きょうしにあるまじき行為こういだ。

    That's behaviour unbecoming of a teacher.

  • 政治家せいじかとしてあるまじき発言はつげんだ。

    That's a remark no politician should ever make.

  • 医者いしゃにあるまじきミスだった。

    It was a mistake a doctor should never make.

  • それは人ひととして許ゆるすまじき行為こういだ。

    As a human being, that's an unforgivable act.

  • 警察官けいさつかんにあるまじき態度たいどだ。

    That attitude is unbecoming of a police officer.

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