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jmdict 1667300 Active (id: 2085102)
運任せ運まかせ
うんまかせ
1. [n,adj-no,adj-na]
▶ leaving to chance
▶ leaving to fate



History:
4. A 2020-10-24 20:18:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2020-10-24 15:05:27  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Google Ngrams (https://bit.ly/2Tlymj7)
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運任せの	4813
運任せな	2803
運任せの人生	226
運任せな人生	No matches
運任せのゲーム	171
運任せなゲーム	42
  Comments:
These expressions are more common.
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -16,3 +17,2 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>leaving up to luck</gloss>
-<gloss>leaving up to fate</gloss>
+<gloss>leaving to chance</gloss>
+<gloss>leaving to fate</gloss>
2. A 2020-10-23 19:53:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2020-10-23 02:13:41  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
運任せ	29430
運まかせ	12757
  Comments:
saw as "かなりの震度で出来役ができてしまうため、運任せのゲームになりがち。"
in this sentence, I'd translate it as "luck-based".
not sure whether n or adj glosses are better
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15,4 @@
-<gloss>trusting or resignation to fate</gloss>
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>leaving up to luck</gloss>
+<gloss>leaving up to fate</gloss>

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