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格調 [news2,nf25]
かくちょう [news2,nf25]
1. [n]
▶ tone (of speech, writing, etc.)
▶ style
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2867126 格調高い 1. elegant; refined; dignified; noble; prestigious



History:
4. A 2025-08-30 08:28:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2025-08-29 17:56:37  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://kotobank.jp/word/格調-460514
詩歌、文章など、芸術作品のもっている体裁や調子。精神的な高さや、そのものにふさわしい全体の構成や調子などにいう。
  Comments:
I know we don't usually xref prefix matches, but this seems significant. In 2017 "noble" and "dignified" were dropped from this term, but if you see the xref, that's >60% of all use of this term. 

Perhaps this entry should also have glosses like "elegance", "eloquence", or "refinement".  I think that's the only way to cover the "格調がある" usage.  The current glosses are just so neutral. The daijs entry makes reference to "精神的な高さ" right in the definition.
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2867126">格調高い</xref>
2. A 2017-09-10 18:10:23  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-09-10 16:51:30  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Comments:
Those glosses only work for constructions like 格調ある or 格調の高い.
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>noble</gloss>
-<gloss>dignified</gloss>
+<gloss>tone (of speech, writing, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>style</gloss>

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