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jmdict 1241730 Active (id: 2180680)
禽獣
きんじゅう
1. [n]
▶ birds and beasts
▶ beast
▶ brute
▶ (dumb) animal



History:
2. A 2022-03-08 00:36:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, meikyo
  Comments:
It's usually 禽獣に等しい, 禽獣に劣る, etc. so I don't think we need a separate sense.
  Diff:
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@
-<gloss>birds and animals</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>a (dumb) beast, a brute</gloss>
+<gloss>birds and beasts</gloss>
+<gloss>beast</gloss>
+<gloss>brute</gloss>
+<gloss>(dumb) animal</gloss>
1. A* 2022-03-06 18:21:08  Juan M Cardona <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG6
  Comments:
It is also used as reference to dumb, beastly behavior, as opposed to (civilized) human beings
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14,4 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>a (dumb) beast, a brute</gloss>
+</sense>

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