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| 1. |
[n]
▶ whereabouts ▶ place ▶ location |
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| 2. |
[n]
▶ place where one belongs ▶ where one fits in ▶ place where one can be oneself |
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| 3. | A 2011-10-02 22:03:16 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | it's a split i'm uncertain about, because the english "place" works well in both cases. (e.g. "there is no place for that kind of person in this company") tentatively accepting |
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| 2. | A* 2011-10-01 03:52:04 Paul Upchurch | |
| Refs: | http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=居場所&dtype=3&dname=2na&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=00282100 http://eow.alc.co.jp/居場所/UTF-8/?ref=sa |
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| Comments: | daijr/daijs don't list this, but I think the difference between 居場所 as just "a place" or "where someone happens to be located right now" vs. "where one belongs" is enough to justify a second sense. |
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| Diff: | @@ -20,0 +20,6 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>place where one belongs</gloss> +<gloss>where one fits in</gloss> +<gloss>place where one can be oneself</gloss> +</sense> |
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| 1. | A 2010-07-05 07:38:29 David Stormer | |
| Refs: | http://eow.alc.co.jp/居場所/UTF-8/ |
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| Comments: | It means more than just "whereabouts." |
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| Diff: | @@ -17,0 +17,2 @@ +<gloss>place</gloss> +<gloss>location</gloss> |
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