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jmdict 1580920 Active (id: 1090471)
西方 [news1,nf18]
せいほう [news1,nf18] さいほうにしがた
1. [n]
▶ western direction
2. (さいほう only) [n] [abbr] {Buddhism}
▶ Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2031670 西方浄土 1. Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
3. (にしがた only) [n] {martial arts}
▶ western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)



History:
2. A 2012-03-27 03:48:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -36,1 +36,1 @@
-<gloss>western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)</gloss>
+<gloss>western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)</gloss>
1. A* 2012-03-25 12:59:28  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr – にしがた reading, bout sense
koj – Buddhist sense, abbreviation of 西方浄土
  Comments:
* Add Buddhist sense 西方浄土
* Add にしがた reading
* …and “fighter in match” sense
* …and corresponding restrictions
Heard as 「にしがた」 in sumo
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +17,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>にしがた</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -21,0 +24,14 @@
+<sense>
+<stagr>さいほう</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2031670">西方浄土</xref>
+<field>&Buddh;</field>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>にしがた</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&MA;</field>
+<gloss>western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)</gloss>
+</sense>

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