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1. |
[n]
▶ lifeboat |
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2. |
[n]
▶ friend in need ▶ helping hand ▶ timely help |
5. | A 2023-04-11 06:42:55 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
4. | A* 2023-04-11 04:52:55 Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | 助け舟 48035 助け船 21458 助けぶね 0 0.0% |
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Comments: | Super rare. |
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Diff: | @@ -13,0 +14 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> |
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3. | A 2017-09-13 16:29:42 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | googits |
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Diff: | @@ -10,0 +11,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>助けぶね</keb> |
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2. | A 2016-05-25 06:03:47 Johan Råde <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | I think 舟 suggests a smaller boat than 船, so it makes sense. |
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1. | A* 2016-05-25 01:34:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | GG5, etc. etc. (most refs split.) G n-grams: 助け船 21458 助け舟 48035 |
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Comments: | The n-grams frequencies are interesting (as is the newspaper-based tagging). 船 is grade 2 and 舟 in the secondary school batch.The rankings are 713 and 1786, but obviously people are preferring 助け舟. My IME only offers 助け船. |
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Diff: | @@ -4,3 +3,0 @@ -<k_ele> -<keb>助け船</keb> -</k_ele> @@ -10,0 +8,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>助け船</keb> @@ -19,0 +20,3 @@ +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> @@ -20,0 +24 @@ +<gloss>helping hand</gloss> |