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傑士
けっし
1. [n] [rare]
▶ great man
▶ hero
▶ outstanding person
▶ distinguished person



History:
3. A 2023-09-09 15:00:54  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@
+<gloss>outstanding person</gloss>
+<gloss>distinguished person</gloss>
2. A 2023-09-09 02:43:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: 	a hero; a great man; a master spirit.
  Comments:
Not really fussed, but I don't think the order needed changing.
1. A* 2023-09-09 02:09:00  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
"heros" with 傑  (none of these actually mean  ヒーロー・英雄)
豪傑	65836	51.6%  hero; great man
英傑	51297	40.2%  great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
英雄豪傑	4830	3.8%   hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
俊傑	4152	3.3%   hero; genius
傑人	2511		outstanding person
人傑	1153	0.9%   great person; outstanding talent; hero
傑士	288	0.2% <--- this one

https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/4708/meaning/m0u/#:~:text=なみはずれてすぐれた人物。
傑物/傑士/傑人/人傑/英傑/俊傑 の共通する意味
なみはずれてすぐれた人物。
英語表現 a great man
国語辞書で調べる 傑物 傑士 傑人 人傑 英傑 俊傑
  Comments:
There's an interesting assertion here that 傑士/傑人/人傑/英傑/俊傑 are all mostly interchangeable (and all [form], though 傑士 is [rare] even among them).
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/4704/meaning/m0u/
傑物/傑士/傑人/人傑/英傑/俊傑 の使い分け
1「傑物」以外は文章語で、意味に大差はない。
2「傑物」は、一般の人の基準では推し量れない型破りの人物に対する驚嘆の念を伴っていうこともある。

Looking at reverso, the most-likely-to-be-glossed as "hero" among all of these is 英傑, and we've already made "hero" the second gloss there:
英傑: great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person

So, minimally, I think moving "hero" to the second position here is reasonable. It seems like "hero" only applies here in the limited sense that it is a synonym for "a great man". I don't think it would be a loss to drop "hero" entirely on this term, and a number of the related terms(傑人, 人傑, probably 俊傑 ), as it seems more misleading than whatever value it contributes as a potential gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<misc>&rare;</misc>
+<gloss>great man</gloss>
@@ -13 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>great man</gloss>

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