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jmdict 1512770 Active (id: 1117247)
弁慶 [news1,nf24] 辨慶 [oK]
べんけい [news1,nf24]
1. [n]
《after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk》
▶ strong person
▶ person putting on a brave front
2. [n]
▶ bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
3. [n] [abbr]
▶ checks
▶ plaid
▶ checked pattern
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1512810 弁慶縞 1. checks; plaid; checked pattern



History:
3. A 2012-11-16 09:42:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2012-11-16 02:23:01  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daij, meikyo, etc.
  Comments:
-'brave man', etc. is in fact correct
-the note on etymology is perhaps unnecessary
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +8,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>辨慶</keb>
+<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
@@ -16,1 +20,15 @@
-<gloss>strong man</gloss>
+<s_inf>after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk</s_inf>
+<gloss>strong person</gloss>
+<gloss>person putting on a brave front</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1512810">弁慶縞</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>checks</gloss>
+<gloss>plaid</gloss>
+<gloss>checked pattern</gloss>
1. A* 2012-11-14 16:38:06 
  Refs:
斎藤和英大辞典, 新和英中辞典
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkei
  Comments:
this should not be "strong man" - not sure exactly what it 
should be though.

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