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足掛け [news2,nf41] 足かけ足掛
あしかけ [news2,nf41]
1. [n] {sumo,martial arts}
▶ leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.)
2. [n]
▶ foothold
▶ pedal
3. [n]
《precedes a number of days, months or years, e.g. 足かけ5年》
▶ indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends



History:
7. A 2019-01-28 05:31:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Attempted trim.
  Diff:
@@ -34 +34 @@
-<gloss>indicates a consecutive period of time including incomplete days, months or years at the beginning and end</gloss>
+<gloss>indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends</gloss>
6. A* 2019-01-26 23:07:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
Sense 3 doesn't mean "nearly". If something started on 1st December 2011 and ended on 1st February 2015 (3 years and 2 months), that would be 足かけ5年.
I don't think there's an equivalent expression in English so the best we can do is translate the definition.
  Diff:
@@ -32,3 +32,3 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="1216250">丸・まる・2</xref>
-<gloss>nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units)</gloss>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<s_inf>precedes a number of days, months or years, e.g. 足かけ5年</s_inf>
+<gloss>indicates a consecutive period of time including incomplete days, months or years at the beginning and end</gloss>
5. A 2012-07-01 10:21:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2012-06-27 19:17:36  Scott
  Diff:
@@ -22,0 +22,2 @@
+<field>&sumo;</field>
+<field>&MA;</field>
3. A 2010-11-19 08:15:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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