- masani exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt; right (when), just (as); just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of; really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Literary or emphatic; common in writing and formal speech to stress exactness or imminence.
彼は正に到着した。
Kare wa masani tōchaku shita.
He just arrived.
今正に出発しようとしている。
Ima masani shuppatsu shiyou to shite iru.
I am just about to depart.
⚖️ Not confused with まさか (masaka, 'surely not'); 正に asserts truth.
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