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jmdict 1249480 Active (id: 1100090)
傾国
けいこく
1. [n]
▶ beauty
▶ siren
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1249540 傾城【けいせい】 1. beauty; siren
2. [n]
▶ courtesan
▶ prostitute
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1249540 傾城【けいせい】 2. courtesan; prostitute



History:
4. A 2012-06-06 18:03:27  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2012-06-06 11:48:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.katch.ne.jp/~kojigai/keiseikeikoku.htm
  Comments:
傾城 = 城を傾ける(ほどの美人) = a woman beautiful enough to bring ruin to a castle
傾国 = 国を傾ける(ほどの美人) = a woman beautiful enough to bring ruin to a country
Reopening
2. A 2012-06-06 11:47:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Approving to fix xrefs
1. A* 2012-06-06 11:42:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
Splitting senses
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +14,3 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>

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