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jmdict 1305900 Active (id: 1914274)
使い道 [ichi1,news1,nf19] 使いみち使い途
つかいみち [ichi1,news1,nf19]
1. [n]
▶ purpose
▶ utility
▶ objective
2. [n]
▶ way to use something



History:
4. A 2015-05-01 23:12:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr (splits)
  Comments:
The JEs don't mention "way to use". Daijirin has it second.
  Diff:
@@ -24,4 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>way to use something</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -31,0 +28,4 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>way to use something</gloss>
+</sense>
3. A* 2015-05-01 13:42:57  Sebastien Guillemot
  Refs:
Google n-grams
日本語WordNet(英和)
goo辞書
  Comments:
I think it makes sense to split the meaning into two.
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9,6 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>使いみち</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>使い途</keb>
@@ -18,3 +24,7 @@
-<gloss>use</gloss>
-<gloss>purpose to which something is put</gloss>
-<gloss>function</gloss>
+<gloss>way to use something</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>purpose</gloss>
+<gloss>utility</gloss>
+<gloss>objective</gloss>
2. A 2012-12-13 11:04:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-12-13 01:12:58  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,1 @@
-<gloss>a use</gloss>
+<gloss>use</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +20,1 @@
+<gloss>function</gloss>

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jmdict 1305900 Rejected (id: 1067761)
使い道 [ichi1,news1,nf19]
つかいみち [ichi1,news1,nf19]
1. [n]
▶ a use
▶ purpose to which something is put

History:
2. R 2011-05-25 20:24:33  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
you should indicate that as a comment on the word きんぞく, not to one on a 
different word
1. A* 2011-05-25 19:29:45 
  Comments:
Hi. The example sentence, 鉄は使い道の多い金ぞくだ, contains the word 金ぞく which is not actually present in the dictionary. Only 金属 appears. If 金ぞく is a valid alternative "spelling" then perhaps it could be added.

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