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いい人どまりいい人止まり良い人止まりイイ人止まり [sK] 良い人どまり [sK] イイ人どまり [sK]
いいひとどまり
1. [n] [col]
▶ being friend-zoned
▶ being regarded by someone as a nice person but not as a potential romantic partner



History:
8. A 2023-02-27 03:51:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
いい人止まり	976	38.3%
良い人止まり	349	13.7%
イイ人止まり	85	3.3%
良い人どまり	74	2.9%
イイ人どまり	52	2.0%
いい人どまり	1012	39.7%
  Comments:
Left one out.
They can help text searches. Thanks for noticing いいひととどまり - I meant to fix it and overlooked it.
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>いい人どまり</keb>
+</k_ele>
7. A* 2023-02-22 06:12:30 
  Comments:
Is there any point in sk's which only are katakana versions of other readings?
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<reb>いいひととどまり</reb>
+<reb>いいひとどまり</reb>
6. A 2023-02-22 04:26:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
5. A* 2023-02-22 02:28:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.practical-japanese.com/2014/05/blog-post_4115.html?q=いい人止まり
単なる「いい人」として見られるだけにとどまり、異性としての魅力を感じられるに至らないさまを表す語。
https://onet.co.jp/marriage_column/4009.html
https://pcmax.jp/column/love/m/712/
  Comments:
I think they're more or less equivalent.
  Diff:
@@ -26 +25,0 @@
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -29 +28,2 @@
-<gloss>nice person of the opposite sex (but not an object of love)</gloss>
+<gloss>being friend-zoned</gloss>
+<gloss>being regarded by someone as a nice person but not as a potential romantic partner</gloss>
4. A* 2023-02-21 23:13:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/friendzone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_zone
  Comments:
I can't claim expertise with "friendzoning", but the meanings don't seem to align with the Japanese explanations. Please provide references to support such an edit.
  Diff:
@@ -29 +29 @@
-<gloss>frendzoning</gloss>
+<gloss>nice person of the opposite sex (but not an object of love)</gloss>
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