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1. |
[n]
▶ departed spirit ▶ soul of the dead |
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2. |
[n]
▶ ghost ▶ apparition |
2. | A 2020-04-25 11:03:36 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | Yes, the kokugos split. |
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1. | A* 2020-04-25 04:20:28 Opencooper | |
Refs: | Shinmeikai puts it succinctly: (一) 死者の魂。 (二) 幽霊。 |
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Comments: | I don't agree on lumping these all together. The kokugos split into two senses, the first of a dead person's soul, and then a ghost. Culturally, there's certainly a difference between the two:—with a soul being the spiritual essence of the material body having become unbound, and a ghost the manifestation of the dead. I personally view the former as religious and the latter as folk belief, though of course in actual usage the distinction might be muddled. |
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Diff: | @@ -17,0 +18,5 @@ +<gloss>departed spirit</gloss> +<gloss>soul of the dead</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> @@ -19,2 +23,0 @@ -<gloss>the dead</gloss> -<gloss>departed spirits</gloss> |