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jmdict 1264570 Active (id: 2315773)
言霊言魂 [rK] こと霊 [sK]
ことだま
1. [n]
▶ mystical power inherent in words
▶ spirit of language



History:
12. A 2024-10-03 21:07:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
11. A* 2024-10-02 23:06:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Comments:
Only nikk has that sense. I don't think it's needed.
  Diff:
@@ -20,6 +20,2 @@
-<gloss>mysterious power of words to alter reality</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<misc>&arch;</misc>
-<gloss>oracle with the power to manifest the results of his words</gloss>
+<gloss>mystical power inherent in words</gloss>
+<gloss>spirit of language</gloss>
10. A 2024-10-01 21:07:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijisen
  Comments:
Maybe this
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24,2 @@
-<gloss>a divine oracle with the spiritual power of propitiation/blessing something in advance (e.g. the next harvest)</gloss>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>oracle with the power to manifest the results of his words</gloss>
9. A* 2024-10-01 11:36:51  Sombrero1 <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijt second entry: 予祝の霊力を持った神の託宣。
  Comments:
Thought this might be worth adding?
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21,4 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>a divine oracle with the spiritual power of propitiation/blessing something in advance (e.g. the next harvest)</gloss>
8. A 2024-09-09 19:53:07  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
言魂 seems to be old-fashioned but not a typo.
I see it mentioned in a few dictionaries (daijirin's entry for たま【魂・霊・魄】, daijisen's entry for にょい【如意】)
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