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jmdict 1484920 Active (id: 2172478)
非常 [ichi1,news1,nf02]
ひじょう [ichi1,news1,nf02]
1. [n]
▶ emergency
2. [adj-na]
▶ extreme
▶ great
▶ extraordinary
▶ remarkable
▶ unusual
▶ terrible
▶ severe
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1484930 非常に【ひじょうに】 1. very; extremely; exceedingly



History:
6. A 2022-01-05 21:34:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-01-05 11:48:51  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, prog, chujiten
非常な努力	5307
非常の努力	20
  Comments:
Sense 1 isn't adjectival.
Sense 2 isn't adj-no.
  Diff:
@@ -18,2 +17,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -24 +22,2 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>extreme</gloss>
+<gloss>great</gloss>
@@ -27 +26,3 @@
-<gloss>excessive</gloss>
+<gloss>unusual</gloss>
+<gloss>terrible</gloss>
+<gloss>severe</gloss>
4. A 2022-01-04 19:39:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Gg55: 〔普通でない〕 extraordinary; remarkable; excessive; extreme; immense; uncommon; unusual; very great.
  Comments:
Lines up with GG5 quite well.
3. A* 2022-01-04 15:08:22  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -27,2 +27 @@
-<gloss>extreme</gloss>
-<gloss>immense</gloss>
+<gloss>excessive</gloss>
2. A* 2022-01-04 15:05:55  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
大辞泉: 並の程度でないさま。はなはだしいさま。
  Comments:
the meaning "unusual" seems misleading because someone might think of a sentence like "He didn't come to work today, it's unusual", which is not 非常
There are better english words to portray the meaning, I think
  Diff:
@@ -26 +26,3 @@
-<gloss>unusual</gloss>
+<gloss>remarkable</gloss>
+<gloss>extreme</gloss>
+<gloss>immense</gloss>
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