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八方美人
はっぽうびじん
1. [n] [yoji]
《oft. used derogatively》
▶ everybody's friend
▶ people pleaser
▶ person who is affable to everybody
▶ flunky
2. [n] [yoji]
▶ flawlessly beautiful woman
▶ flawless beauty



History:
6. A 2022-08-10 08:09:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Adding yoji tags based on gakken, shinmeikai and-or jitenon
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
@@ -19,0 +21 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
5. A 2021-05-01 00:58:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>flunky</gloss>
4. A* 2021-05-01 00:01:13  Nicolas Maia
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<gloss>people pleaser</gloss>
3. A 2015-11-25 23:49:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, etc.
  Comments:
Putting the most common meaning first.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,6 @@
+<s_inf>oft. used derogatively</s_inf>
+<gloss>everybody's friend</gloss>
+<gloss>person who is affable to everybody</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -15,6 +20,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<s_inf>oft. used derogatively</s_inf>
-<gloss>everybody's friend</gloss>
-<gloss>ingratiate person</gloss>
-</sense>
2. A* 2015-11-22 07:06:56  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
not sure if sense 2 can be applied for men as well as women 
(but sense 1 is only for women)
  Diff:
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@
-<misc>&yoji;</misc>
-<gloss>one who is affable to everybody</gloss>
-<gloss>a flunky</gloss>
-<gloss>person beautiful from all angles</gloss>
+<gloss>flawlessly beautiful woman</gloss>
+<gloss>flawless beauty</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<s_inf>oft. used derogatively</s_inf>
@@ -17 +19 @@
-<gloss>person who shows people what they want to see</gloss>
+<gloss>ingratiate person</gloss>
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