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jmdict 2670650 Active (id: 1081073)
外国映画
がいこくえいが
1. [n]
▶ foreign cinema
▶ foreign film
2. [n]
▶ a foreign movie



History:
4. A 2011-12-07 21:29:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I understood the difference. Putting "a" on the second makes it clear enough, I think.
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<gloss>foreign cinema (in the aggregate)</gloss>
+<gloss>foreign cinema</gloss>
3. A* 2011-12-07 10:40:27  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Regarding differences between senses:
* one means “foreign cinema generally”,
while
* the other means “a particular foreign movie”
I’ve tried rewording the glosses some…
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<gloss>foreign cinema</gloss>
+<gloss>foreign cinema (in the aggregate)</gloss>
@@ -17,1 +17,1 @@
-<gloss>foreign movie</gloss>
+<gloss>a foreign movie</gloss>
2. A 2011-12-07 01:00:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
KOD追加語彙
  Comments:
Not at all sure this is two senses.
1. A* 2011-12-06 11:38:22  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ジーニアス
英辞郎
  Comments:
Same essay.

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