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jmdict 1047480 Active (id: 2191730)

グレー [gai1] グレイ [gai1]
1. [adj-no,n]
▶ grey
▶ gray



History:
4. A 2022-06-20 11:01:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-06-20 08:15:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
I think sense 2 should be in its own entry. It's from the surname "Gray" after whom the unit is named, and グレイ seems to be rarely used for the colour - most hits appear to be for things like Earl Grey tea and the GLAY rock-band.
  Diff:
@@ -17,5 +16,0 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<stagr>グレイ</stagr>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)</gloss>
2. A* 2022-06-20 05:02:56  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk ①灰色。ねずみ色。「─のスーツ」
gg5 example mentions グレーのドレス

グレーなスーツ	0	0.0%
グレーのスーツ	13608	100.0%


グレーのドレス	406	100.0%
グレーなドレス	0	0.0%

In the top 10 ngrams for グレーな, the only one that shows adjectival use is グレーな部分

グレーな部分	4908	35.2%
グレーの部分	9055	64.8%
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -15 +15,2 @@
-<gloss>grey (gray)</gloss>
+<gloss>grey</gloss>
+<gloss>gray</gloss>
1. A 2019-03-24 05:45:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>

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