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土偶 [news2,nf35]
【 どぐう [news2,nf35] 】
1. [n]
▶ earthen figure
▶ clay figure
2. [n]
▶ dogū
▶ [expl] clay figurines from the late Jōmon period



History:
3. A 2020-04-14 11:35:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2020-04-14 08:16:52  Opencooper
  Refs: 
Daijr
  Comments: 
Sorry, I was only looking at English-language sources before. Consulting the refs, I see now that the previous definition wasn't wrong. The refs have both so here's an 
attempt.
  Diff: 
@@ -15,0 +16,5 @@
+<gloss>earthen figure</gloss>
+<gloss>clay figure</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -17 +22 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">earthen (clay) figurine</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">clay figurines from the late Jōmon period</gloss>
1. A* 2020-04-14 07:56:02  Opencooper
  Comments: 
This is a specific class of figures, not just any random "clay figure", so should include its name unless we want to get more encyclopedic and describe its attributes.
  Diff: 
@@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>earthen (clay) figure</gloss>
+<gloss>dogū</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">earthen (clay) figurine</gloss>

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