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文字通り [ichi1,news1,nf09] 文字どおり文字どうり [sK]
もじどおり [ichi1,news1,nf09]
1. [adv]
▶ literally
▶ to the letter
2. [adj-no]
▶ literal



History:
5. A 2024-04-30 04:07:33  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
文字通り	917283	87.7%
文字どおり	114706	11.0%
文字どうり	13465	1.3%
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>文字どうり</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
4. A 2021-07-02 23:35:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
daijr: 【文字通り】(副)文字に記したとおり。少しもうそや誇張のないさまにいう。「―一文なしだ」
prog: この文を文字通り英訳しなさい  Translate this sentence into English word for word.
  Comments:
It is indeed an adverb. The に is optional.
Not sure we need a separate adj-no sense (although it could be helpful for reverse lookups).
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,5 @@
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>literally</gloss>
+<gloss>to the letter</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
@@ -21 +25,0 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
3. A* 2021-07-01 03:31:21 
  Comments:
but... is it really an adverb without に?
I don't think it is.
  Diff:
@@ -24,4 +23,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&adv;</pos>
-<gloss>literally</gloss>
-</sense>
2. A* 2021-07-01 03:30:05 
  Comments:
Better this way, isn't it?
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -24 +24,0 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
1. A 2021-03-31 04:44:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24,2 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>

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