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jmdict 2848570 Active (id: 2097004)
<entry id="2097004" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2848570</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>満遍</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>まんべん</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="1604360">満遍なく</xref>
<gloss>entirety</gloss>
<gloss>whole</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<field>&Buddh;</field>
<gloss>balance (in Zen)</gloss>
<gloss>equality</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2021-03-14 23:38:26" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I was curious about the etymology of 満遍なく and why its meaning is the opposite of what you'd expect. Turns out it comes from 満遍ない, where ない doesn't indicate negation but rather is a suffix used to form adjectives (like 切ない, せわしない, etc.)</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>daij, koj
満遍	1752
満遍なく	102179</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-03-15 22:34:14" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>



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