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まい

まい

Japanese

Counter

まい (romaji -mai)

  1. : counter for flat thin objects or sheets

Noun

まい (romaji mai)

  1. 舞い, : a dance

Proper noun

まい (romaji Mai)

  1. 真以: A female given name
  2. 麻衣: A female given name
  3. : A female given name

Prefix

まい (romaji mai-)

  1. : each, every (day, week, weekend, time)

Suffix

まい (romaji -mai)

  1. don't think so
  2. will not, is not, is not, cannot be (indicates denial)

Usage notes

Grammatically, this is an auxiliary verb. It attaches to the end of another verb in the plain form and is the negative form of darou だろう and other base 5 verbs.

Kanji reading

まい (mai)

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