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jmdict 1176830 Active (id: 1984170)
演義
えんぎ
1. [n]
▶ popularization
▶ simplification
▶ explaining in simple language
2. [n]
▶ adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese)
▶ historical novel writing



History:
5. A 2018-07-12 05:19:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Quite possibly.
4. A* 2018-07-12 05:12:27  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
strange xref; someone must have confused 三国志 and 三国志演義
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1879360">三国志・さんごくし</xref>
3. A 2015-02-19 18:28:31  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2015-02-17 06:26:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, Koj, ルミナス
  Comments:
I think this is the more usual sense split.
  Diff:
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>expansion</gloss>
-<gloss>amplification</gloss>
-<gloss>commentary</gloss>
-<gloss>adaptation</gloss>
+<gloss>popularization</gloss>
+<gloss>simplification</gloss>
+<gloss>explaining in simple language</gloss>
@@ -19,2 +18,3 @@
-<gloss>popularization</gloss>
-<gloss>simplification</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1879360">三国志・さんごくし</xref>
+<gloss>adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese)</gloss>
+<gloss>historical novel writing</gloss>
1. A* 2015-02-16 08:28:45  Reinaert Albrecht <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
研究社 新英和大辞典
広辞苑
  Comments:
kenkyuusha has simplification; explaining in simple language; 〔その書物〕 a simplification; a popularization; an explanation in simple language; 〔中国の通俗歴史物語〕 an adaptation for popular reading.
koujien has 
1. 事実を敷衍ふえんして面白く説くこと。
2. 中国で、歴史上の事実を修飾し小説的興味を添え、俗語で叙述した書。「三国志演義」の類。演義小説。
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17,5 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>popularization</gloss>
+<gloss>simplification</gloss>
+</sense>

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