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キウイ [gai1] ； キウィ； キーウィ； キーウィー
1. [n]
▶ kiwifruit
▶ kiwi fruit
▶ kiwi
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1041000 キウイフルーツ 1. kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi
2. [n]
▶ kiwi (bird)



History:
10. A 2025-01-13 10:42:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5: points to キウイフルーツ
中辞典: 	2 【植】 a kiwi (fruit [berry]); a Chinese gooseberry.
  Comments: 
Aligning.
  Diff: 
@@ -18,0 +19,3 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1041000">キウイフルーツ</xref>
+<gloss>kiwifruit</gloss>
+<gloss>kiwi fruit</gloss>
@@ -20 +22,0 @@
-<gloss>kiwifruit</gloss>
9. A* 2025-01-13 06:53:41 
  Refs: 
enwiki: Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi outside Australia and New Zealand),
  Comments: 
it's not a Japanese abbreviation so shouldn't be tagged as abbr per arguments Robin have made in the past
  Diff: 
@@ -19,2 +19 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1041000">キウイフルーツ</xref>
-<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>kiwi</gloss>
8. A* 2025-01-13 01:41:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
We don't usually lead with an abbreviation, but in Japanese キウイ invariably means the fruit (to me the word Kiwi is always the bird.)
Any other views?
  Diff: 
@@ -19 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>kiwi (bird)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1041000">キウイフルーツ</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>kiwifruit</gloss>
@@ -23,3 +25 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1041000">キウイフルーツ</xref>
-<misc>&abbr;</misc>
-<gloss>kiwifruit</gloss>
+<gloss>kiwi (bird)</gloss>
7. A* 2025-01-12 23:54:21  Marcus Richert
  Comments: 
I think the fruit should lead?
6. A 2024-04-13 20:58:05  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
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