Meaning of 卍 (manji) and マジ卍 (Maji manji) in Japanese

Originally, 卍 (manji) is a mirror image of the ancient religious icon called the “swastika symbol”, and has been used in Japan and many ... Youarehere:Home/Slang/Meaningof卍(manji)andマジ卍(Majimanji)inJapaneseTableofContents Meaningof卍Seealso:Meaningofマジ卍(majimanji)Seealso:Meaningofマジ(maji)ExampleMeaningof卍Originally,卍(manji)isamirrorimageoftheancientreligiousiconcalledthe“swastikasymbol”,andhasbeenusedinJapanandmanyothercountries(SeetheWikipediaarticleforthedetails).InJapan,itisusedasamapsymbolfortemples.*ThereusedtobeadiscussionregardingwhetherthissymbolshouldbeabolishedornotduetoitsassociationwithNaziGermany.Eventually,theJapanesegovernmentdecidedtoleaveitunchangedsinceithasaverylonghistoryasasymbolofdivinityandspiritualityinBuddism.TherewasalsoapetitioncampaigntokeepthissymbolinJapan.Seealso:Learnotherweirdandfunny-lookingkanjis:凸凹,and〆凸凹,〆,卍:MeaningofWeirdandFunnyLookingKanjiMeaningofマジ卍(majimanji)Recently(2017~2019),teengirls(especiallyhighschoolfemalestudents)startedtousethissymbolasaslangtermfordescribingtheirexcitement,especiallyintheformofthephrase“マジ卍”(majimanji).Itseems—well,I’mnotateengirlsocan’tbeentirelysureaboutthis—itisusuallyputattheendofasentence,like“かわいい！マジ卍”,whichmeans“Socute!Awesome!”,whereマジ卍simplyindicatesone’sexcitement.Althoughthisslangexpressionbecamepopularafewyearsago,appartentlyithasbecomeold-fashionedalreadyamongrealteengirls.Therefore,ifyouattempttothrowthiswordinatext/conversation,youmayratherendupsoundinglikeaweirdowhopretendstoknowtheJapaneseyoungculturesverywell.Seealso:Meaningofマジ(maji)MeaningandDifferenceofガチ(gachi)andマジ(maji)inJapaneseExampleA:あと1分(ぷん)で電車(でんしゃ)来(く)るっぽいよーA:ItseemsthetraincomesinoneminuteB:えーマジ卍じゃんB:Wow,that’ssoawesome!(Disclosure)BelowareaffiliatelinkstoitalkiandPreply,andImayreceivecommisionsfromthemperthefirstpurchasesofnewusersmadethroughthelinks,atnoextracosttotheusers.FindJapaneseonlinetutorsandteachersonitalki.com OnlineJapanesetutorsandteachersforprivatelessonsonPreply RelatedPosts 職業病(shokugyoubyou):“DéformationProfessionnelle”inJapanese 11BizarreJapaneseSlangsUntranslatableIntoEnglish 7WaysofSaying/Writingよろしく(yoroshiku)inJapanese 誤爆(gobaku,“accidentalexplosion”)Means“WrongChat”inJapaneseSlang にわか(niwaka)Meaning“Newbie”inJapaneseSlang SearchonTakashionary (e.g.'food','cat','idiom')Ifyoulikethispage,followmeonsocialmedia!E-mailFacebookInstagramRSSTwitterLeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*Comment*NameEmailWebsite ΔFollowme!E-mailFacebookInstagramRSSTwitterSearchonTakashionary (e.g.'food','cat','idiom')PopularPosts“Themoonisbeautiful,isn’tit?”CouldMean“IloveYou”inJapanese30+EssentialJapaneseWordsandIdiomstoDescribeFood9EssentialKansaiDialect(Kansai-ben)WordsandPhrases十八番(ohako)Meaning“TheSongsYouSingtheBest”MeaningofKaedama,MenkataandBarikataofRamenNoodlesありがた迷惑(arigatameiwaku)Meaning“UnwelcomeFavour”inJapaneseMeaningofKenjataimu(賢者タイム,KenjaTime)inJapaneseSlangBoku,Ore,Watashi,Atashi:15JapanesePersonPronounsJapaneseIdiom“PutonaCat”,猫をかぶる(nekowokaburu)深夜テンション(shinyatension)Meaning“MidnightHigh”inJapaneseSlangWordsbyTheme30+EssentialJapaneseWordsandIdiomstoDescribeFood9EssentialKansaiDialect(Kansai-ben)WordsandPhrasesBoku,Ore,Watashi,Atashi:15JapanesePersonPronounsIdiom十八番(ohako)Meaning“TheSongsYouSingtheBest”ありがた迷惑(arigatameiwaku)Meaning“UnwelcomeFavour”inJapaneseJapaneseIdiom“PutonaCat”,猫をかぶる(nekowokaburu)Japlish深夜テンション(shinyatension)Meaning“MidnightHigh”inJapaneseSlangJapaneseWasei-EigoList(“Japlish”)andTheirMeaningsMeaningofペーパードライバー(‘PaperDriver’)inJaplish(JapaneseEnglish)SlangMeaningof*活:婚活(Konkatsu),就活/終活(Shūkatsu)and朝活(Asakatsu)オワコン(Owakon)Meaning‘Old-Fashioned’inJapaneseSlang女たらし(onnatarashi)Meaning‘Lady’sMan’inJapaneseColumn“Themoonisbeautiful,isn’tit?”CouldMean“IloveYou”inJapaneseSuccessStoryofIchiroSuzuki:AchievementsinJapanandUSMeaningoftheReiwaEra(令和)inJapaneseandItsOriginGrammar全然おいしい:MeaningofZenzeninPositiveSentencesWithoutない(Nai)EssentialGrammarinKansaiDialect(関西弁,Kansaiben)Ageru,Kureru,andMorau:Meaning,GrammarandDifference日本語記事韻を踏むお茶目な英語表現、単語、フレーズ、イディオム30+頭に情景が浮かぶ面白い英語フレーズ、イディオム30+直訳すると変な英語表現、イディオム１２ManyやALotOfの類語、言い換え英語表現５０+の使い分け初見では分からない「他界/永眠」を意味する英語イディオムCategoriesCategoriesSelectCategoryAdvancedWord  (13)CasualWords  (9)Column  (15)FeaturedPosts  (58)Grammar  (5)idiom  (54)InternetSlang  (5)Japlish(Japanese-madeEnglish)  (6)KansaiDialect  (5)lesson  (1)List  (36)Photos  (1)Reading_Comprehension  (2)Slang  (55)Standard  (16)There’sawordforit  (24)Uncategorized  (12)WordoftheDay  (3)日本語記事  (30) Takashionary HomePostCategory▾LatestPostsFeaturedPostsPhrasesbyTopicSlangIdiomColumnGrammarReadingComprehension英語に関する記事(inJapanese)Tools▾FuriganaGeneratorGairaigo/Wasei-EigoConverterWhat’sNewSocialMediaAbout