Japanese symbol for “sic”
儘
まま
Romaji: mama
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
In Japanese, sic is 儘, read まま (mama).
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Meanings
- adv, n as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
- adv, n with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
- n as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
- n sic
Written forms: 儘、侭. Readings: まま、まんま、ママ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原文ママ | げんぶんまま genbunmama | sic |
| 原文のまま | げんぶんのまま genbunnomama | sic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我儘 | わがまま wagamama | selfish; egoist |
| 儘ならぬ | ままならぬ mamanaranu | unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do |
| この儘 | このまま konomama | as is; as it is; as things are |
| 自儘 | じまま jimama | selfish(ness) |
| 気随気儘 | きずいきまま kizuikimama | as one pleases |
| 儘よ | ままよ mamayo | whatever; never mind; I don't care |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.