<entry id="2291640" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2860161</ent_seq>
<r_ele>
<reb>フリークラス</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>フリー・クラス</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<field>&shogi;</field>
<gloss>free class</gloss>
<gloss g_type="expl">division for professional players not participating in ranking tournaments</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2024-02-09 18:11:00" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>matsugase</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>wiki</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-02-09 22:36:14" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>It's not really a term used in English. Seems to be largely confined to shogi.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>フリークラス	6698</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -10 +10,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;Free Class (players not participating in the Ranking League)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;lsource xml:lang="eng"&gt;free class&lt;/lsource&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;players not participating in the Ranking League&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-02-11 12:35:11" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I think it's OK as a gloss.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_class_shogi_players
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170120/p2a/00m/0na/006000c
Due to point losses from his defeats, Kato would have entered into a "free class" division.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20231122-151009/
Mitsuki Umezawa, a 12-year-old sixth grader at Pippu Chuo Gakko elementary school in Pippu, won the “free class” division for dan-ranked players</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -6,0 +7,3 @@
+&lt;r_ele&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;フリー・クラス&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;/r_ele&gt;
@@ -10,2 +13,2 @@
-&lt;lsource xml:lang="eng"&gt;free class&lt;/lsource&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;players not participating in the Ranking League&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;free class&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss g_type="expl"&gt;division for professional players not participating in ranking tournaments&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-02-11 20:34:54" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>