- 1. [adv] exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt (uk)
- 2. [adv] right (when); just (as) (uk)
- 3. [adv] just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of — also written as 将に (uk)
- 4. [adv] really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally — as まさに...べき; also written as 当に (uk)
Kanji in this word
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正
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40On: セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou)Kun: ただ.しい (tada.shii)、 ただ.す (tada.su)、 まさ (masa)、 まさ.に (masa.ni)
Example Sentences
DTPで本を作れば、安いし早いし、まさに一挙両得だ。
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
あなたの電話が鳴ったときまさに出かけようとするところだった。
I was about to leave when you telephoned.