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jmdict 1095910 Active (id: 2050237)
ハチ公
ハチこう
1. [n]
▶ Hachikō
▶ [expl] Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2830985 忠犬ハチ公【ちゅうけんハチこう】 1. faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)



History:
5. A 2019-10-18 09:54:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2019-10-18 06:54:06  Opencooper
  Refs:
enwiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō
  Comments:
Only really shows up in English pop culture sites. Not established enough in reliable sources to drop the macron.

(If accepted, please also update the x-ref and ハチ公前 [5741471])
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>Hachiko</gloss>
+<gloss>Hachikō</gloss>
3. A 2019-10-17 02:26:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"n-pr" to "n" conversion.
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<pos>&n-pr;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
2. A 2016-12-26 06:09:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2016-12-24 21:14:30  Robin Scott
  Refs:
Daijs
  Comments:
Definitely does not refer to the statue.
  Diff:
@@ -11,2 +11,4 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>statue of Hachiko (a dog) at Shibuya station</gloss>
+<pos>&n-pr;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2830985">忠犬ハチ公・ちゅうけんハチこう</xref>
+<gloss>Hachiko</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)</gloss>

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