正に (Masani) is a Japanese adverb meaning “exactly, just, precisely, really”.
Meanings
- adverbexactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely
- adverbright (when); just (as)
- adverbjust (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink ofalso written as 将に
- adverbreally (ought to); certainly (should); naturallyas まさに...べき; also written as 当に
Examples
正にそれが私の考えです。
That's what I thought.
彼はまさに眠ろうとしていた。
He was just on the verge of going to sleep.
彼はまさに英国紳士の典型だ。
He is certainly a model English gentleman.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).