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ずじまい

ずじまいzujimaiN2neutral

savor + ended up never doing

ajiwawa zujimaida

ended up never doing; never did get around to doing

meaning: end up never savoring

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜ずじまいだ
  • 味あじわわずじまいだ

結局けっきょく、その本ほんは味あじわわずじまいだ。

kekkyoku, sono hon wa ajiwawa zujimaida.

In the end I end up never savoring that book. neutral

せっかく京都きょうとまで行いったのに、お寺てらは一ひとつも見みずじまい。

sekkaku kyouto made itta noni, otera wa hitotsu mo mizujimai.

I went all the way to Kyoto and didn't end up seeing a single temple. casual

Same meaning2

I wish I had (or hadn't); regret over what one did or didn't do

All examples3

ended up never doing X — unfulfilled, looked back on with regret

  1. 結局けっきょく、その本ほんは読よまずじまいだった。

    kekkyoku, sono hon wa yomazujimaidatta.

    In the end I ended up never reading that book. neutral

  2. せっかく京都きょうとまで行いったのに、お寺てらは一ひとつも見みずじまい。

    sekkaku kyouto made itta noni, otera wa hitotsu mo mizujimai.

    I went all the way to Kyoto and didn't end up seeing a single temple. casual

  3. 在職中ざいしょくちゅうはご挨拶あいさつにも伺うかがえずじまいで、大変たいへん失礼しつれいいたしました。

    zaishokuchuu wa go aisatsu ni mo ukagaezujimai de, taihen shitsurei itashimashita.

    I never managed to call on you to pay my respects during my time there, and I apologise sincerely. formal

How it's formed1

All forms3

  • pastずじまいだったzujimaidatta

    味あじわわずじまいだった

  • politeずじまいですzujimaidesu

    味あじわわずじまいです

  • て-formずじまいでzujimaide

    味あじわわずじまいで

Notes

じまい means 仕舞しまい, "the closing" — the episode is over for good.
That's why it reads as regret, not mere non-occurrence (する→せずじまい).