<entry id="1988033" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2530420</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>字種</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>じしゅ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2010-03-18 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-05-24 04:21:57" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Clément DAUMAIL</upd_name>
<upd_detl>The current Meaning seems consistent with the Daijirin definition.

To my mind, this is a good explanaition of the meaning of jishu:
「未」と「末」は〈字体〉〈字形〉は似ていますが、違う〈字種〉です。一方「天」には上の横画が長いものと短いものがありますが、どちらも同じ〈字種〉です。一般的に手書きでは、上の横画が短くなり、明朝体やゴシック体では長くなります。「齊」と「斉」、「齋」と「斎」は字体は違いますが同じ字種です。単に旧字と新字のちがいです。「喜」を草書にすると「七十七」とか「七七七」みたいになりますが、同じ〈字種〉です。

I believe the English could be improved.
Any suggestion??</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-05-24 05:30:59" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>[The original was put in by Clément in 2009, based on Daijirin's "文字の集合を構成している一つ一つの文字。字の異なり。特に，漢字についていうことが多い。".]
How does the above look?</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,1 +12,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;character (as element of a set or list of characters)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;character class&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;set of related or similar characters&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-05-24 09:13:19" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Clément DAUMAIL</upd_name>
<upd_detl>Thank you. Sasuga desu... I think you perfectly expressed the two meanings that can be found here:
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/243036/m1u/%E5%AD%97%E7%A8%AE/
"set of related or similar characters" is problably the most encountered sense.</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-05-24 18:18:48" stat="A">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2018-09-27 20:04:12" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Perhaps not the best wording but I think something like this is more informative.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,2 +12 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;character class&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;set of related or similar characters&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternate written forms)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2018-10-02 22:55:02" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternate written forms)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>