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jmdict 2056680 Active (id: 2168323)
気が遠くなる
きがとおくなる
1. [exp,v5r]
▶ to faint
▶ to lose consciousness
2. [exp,v5r]
▶ to be in a daze
▶ to feel overwhelmed
▶ to feel exhausted
▶ to lose one's mind

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2021-12-08 03:04:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2021-11-25 08:12:55  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Scott said that only eij has sense 2 but I don't think this is correct.
daijs: 意識がなくなる。正気(しようき)を失う。 
koj: 意識が薄れて、ぼうっとなる。
nikk: 意識を失う。正気を失う。「気が遠くなるような広大な計画」
学国: 気を失う。ぼうっとする。失神する。
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<gloss>to be in a daze</gloss>
@@ -20 +21,2 @@
-<gloss>to be astounded</gloss>
+<gloss>to feel exhausted</gloss>
+<gloss>to lose one's mind</gloss>
2. A 2010-05-20 01:20:24  Scott
  Refs:
gg5/daij
alc
  Comments:
Only Eijiro has (2). Seems to come from an hyperbolic use of the phrase.
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>to feel overwhelmed</gloss>
-<gloss>to turn faint</gloss>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<gloss>to faint</gloss>
@@ -18,2 +18,3 @@
-<gloss>to be mind-boggling</gloss>
-<gloss>to be astounding</gloss>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<gloss>to feel overwhelmed</gloss>
+<gloss>to be astounded</gloss>
1. A 2005-06-10 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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