Re: [edict-jmdict] The meaning of 令

I'll add "good". I wondered about the 令色 but I see it's also an old term for

"good complexion".

Jim

On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 03:54, Marcus Richert superbrightfuture@********* [edict-jmdict] <edict-jmdict@***************> wrote:

Shouldn't "good/splendid" be added though?
It's in daijs' kanwa entry too: ４よい。りっぱな。「令色・令名」

Marcus

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 8:27 PM Jim Breen jimbreen@********* [edict-jmdict] <edict-jmdict@***************> wrote:

I have been asked about adding "auspicious" to the meaning of 令 in
kanjidic, following the announcement of the new 元号. Rather than
respond to each enquiry, I dashed off a short article.
http://www.edrdg.org/~jwb/MeaningOfRei.html

Jim

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Jim Breen
Adjunct Snr Research Fellow, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University
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