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jmdict 1381220 Active (id: 2082451)
誓願
せいがん
1. [n,vs]
▶ (religious) vow
2. [n,vs]
▶ prayer (for something by making a vow)

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2020-09-27 07:39:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2020-09-27 00:19:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr: 神仏に誓いをたて,事の成就を願うこと。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/誓願
  Comments:
All the kokugos have the same first sense, which isn't "vow" but rather a prayer which involves a vow. Wikipedia gives 願掛け as a synonym.
The JEs only have "vow", which corresponds to sense 2 in the kokugos (as well as sense 3 in daijr).
  Diff:
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1381200">誓い</xref>
-<gloss>vow (e.g. religious)</gloss>
-<gloss>oath</gloss>
-<gloss>pledge</gloss>
+<gloss>(religious) vow</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>prayer (for something by making a vow)</gloss>
2. A 2010-09-28 04:16:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Just fiddled a little.
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,3 @@
-<gloss>vow</gloss>
-<gloss>oath (religious)</gloss>
+<gloss>vow (e.g. religious)</gloss>
+<gloss>oath</gloss>
+<gloss>pledge</gloss>
1. A* 2010-09-25 12:50:59  Scott
  Refs:
gg5 koj daij
  Comments:
could be improved
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,3 @@
-<gloss>oath</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1381200">誓い</xref>
+<gloss>vow</gloss>
+<gloss>oath (religious)</gloss>

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