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親愛 [ichi1,news2,nf31]
しんあい [ichi1,news2,nf31]
1. [n]
▶ deep affection
2. [adj-na]
《often in the opening of a letter as 親愛なる》
▶ dear
▶ beloved



History:
2. A 2011-10-06 04:56:35  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
changing to a proper note, and indicating that senses have already been split by pos
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
@@ -22,1 +21,0 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -24,1 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>dear (often used as the opening greeting of a letter)</gloss>
+<s_inf>often in the opening of a letter as 親愛なる</s_inf>
+<gloss>dear</gloss>
1. A* 2011-10-01 16:18:19  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't know if it's worth adding as a new entry, or just a comment on this entry, but in the openings of letters, 親愛 is often used in the phrase 親愛なる.  The meaning can be inferred from the existing entry, but I thought it might be worth noting the -なる form.

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