JMdictDB - Japanese Dictionary DatabaseEntriesSearch | Advanced Search | New Entry | Submissions | Help |
| 1. |
[n]
▶ dawn ▶ daybreak ▶ first light of day |
|
| 2. |
[n]
《fig. as in 〜の曙光》 ▶ first indication ▶ glimpse ▶ gleam ▶ flash ▶ prospects |
|
| 4. | A 2014-09-02 22:41:17 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -18 +18 @@ -<s_inf>fig. as in XXXの曙光</s_inf> +<s_inf>fig. as in 〜の曙光</s_inf> |
|
| 3. | A 2014-09-02 11:08:41 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | perhaps 〜 rather than "xxx". "xxx" has another meaning |
|
| 2. | A* 2014-08-23 01:01:34 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Often used figuratively, and it may be useful to separate the literal and figurative meanings. |
|
| Diff: | @@ -13,2 +13,7 @@ -<gloss>prospects</gloss> -<gloss>(first) indication</gloss> +<gloss>daybreak</gloss> +<gloss>first light of day</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<s_inf>fig. as in XXXの曙光</s_inf> +<gloss>first indication</gloss> @@ -17,0 +23 @@ +<gloss>prospects</gloss> |
|
| 1. | A* 2014-08-22 23:53:03 Hendrik | |
| Refs: | 1) Text at hand (book); also available at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004642290 (bottom of page 36) [...]寄航した記録があるが、それにも拘らず、何等文化的曙光を見ることはできない。 2) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/111267/m0u/ (definition 2) |
|
| Comments: | In the context 1 referenced above , 何等文化的曙光 means "any indication/hint of [the] culture" or "any glimpse of [the] culture" in the sense of "... doesn't tell us anything/give us any information about the culture" The expression 希望の曙光 means "gleam of hope" or "flash of hope". (cf. EIJIRO) |
|
| Diff: | @@ -13,0 +14,4 @@ +<gloss>(first) indication</gloss> +<gloss>glimpse</gloss> +<gloss>gleam</gloss> +<gloss>flash</gloss> |
|