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jmdict 1256950 Active (id: 2149152)
剣難
けんなん
1. [n]
▶ (calamity of) perishing by the sword
▶ being wounded by the sword



History:
4. A 2021-10-05 00:31:22  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
剣難	2156
剣難の相	201 (daijr example)
apparently not obsc btw
3. A* 2021-10-04 20:05:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, etc.
  Comments:
Not just dying.
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>calamity of being killed by the sword</gloss>
-<gloss>perishing by the sword</gloss>
+<gloss>(calamity of) perishing by the sword</gloss>
+<gloss>being wounded by the sword</gloss>
2. A 2021-10-04 00:16:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
Agreed. A bit poetical.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>perishing by the sword</gloss>
1. A* 2021-10-03 13:08:14  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'm not in love with this translation, but looking at the kokugo definitions, I'm having a hard time of coming up 
with something else as this matches them pretty closely
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>the calamity of being killed by the sword</gloss>
+<gloss>calamity of being killed by the sword</gloss>

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