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jmdict 1529730 Active (id: 2208176)
無学
むがく
1. [adj-na,adj-no,n]
▶ uneducated
▶ ignorant
▶ illiterate
2. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ arhat
▶ person who has attained nirvana



History:
6. A 2022-09-10 11:49:38  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<gloss>someone who has attained nirvana</gloss>
+<gloss>person who has attained nirvana</gloss>
5. A 2022-09-09 05:14:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2022-09-09 01:57:45  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
The kokugos don't say anything specifically about a lack of an ability to read.
I think GG5 is using "illiterate" in a figurative sense, which might cause confusion.
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,3 @@
-<gloss>illiteracy</gloss>
-<gloss>ignorance</gloss>
+<gloss>uneducated</gloss>
+<gloss>ignorant</gloss>
+<gloss>illiterate</gloss>
3. A 2020-05-23 06:12:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update: Adjusting POS details
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -13 +13,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
2. A 2013-08-14 10:38:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, Daijr, etc.
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +15,1 @@
+<gloss>ignorance</gloss>
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