Personally, I don't have any problem with recording weird gikun data like this. I think JMdict has some structural quirks that make them difficult to merge, though. If we added 運命 to the entry for 定め, we wouldn't be able to use the [gikun] tag on the reading because that tag is only true for 運命, not 定め. We'd also have to add some sense restrictions. It would be a little messy.

Since this entry, うんめい【運命】, only has one sense and one kanji form, and the sense happens to be the correct meaning for さだめ【運命】, we can add that gikun reading cleanly. Not every situation is as clean as this one, though.

Sorry to comment late on an approved/closed entry, I'm happy with the result.  Just to reply to Stephen on-record in case the discussion ever comes up again:

It's not so much that 運命 might be randomly pronounced さだめ when reading(I agree, it wouldn't without furigana).  Rather, it's the other way around: if you want to *write* さだめ in kanji, there are two commonly-recognized kanji orthographies: 1. 定め 2. 運命+furigana. (the latter less common, of course).

This is why I mentioned the alternative of adding 運命 to the さだめ entry instead.  But I know this isn't how jmdict is usually used(J->E translation/decipherment).  Whether さだめ is here, or 運命 is in the other entry, there is probably not much practical impact.

Sankoku also records gikun forms like そら【宇宙】. You do see things like this a lot in popular media, especially song lyrics. I wouldn't think anyone would read the word this way without furigana, though.

It's marked as a 熟字訓 in sankoku, so I think we'd be correct to use the [gikun] tag.

@@ -18 +18 @@
-<re_inf>&ik;</re_inf>
+<re_inf>&gikun;</re_inf>

I think Brian makes a good case for さだめ being visibly associated with 運命, and an [ik] tag is probably the best approach. I guess [gikun] is an alternative.

新和英中辞典, ルミナス和英辞典

@@ -20,0 +20,2 @@
+<gloss>to persecute</gloss>
+<gloss>to tyrannize</gloss>

Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-

@@ -16,0 +17,2 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>

Oops. Thought you did the reversion in your edit. I agree with the 
comment

And now reopening for comments.

This is reverting to the old one. As I commented, I can't find a solid ref that extends the meaning beyond song lyrics.

@@ -17,1 +17,1 @@
-<gloss>(writing) a composition for a performance (song lyrics, moviescript)</gloss>
+<gloss>(writing) song lyrics</gloss>

GG5, etc.

Most JEs lead with "street fighting".

@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<gloss>street fighting</gloss>
@@ -13,1 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>street fighting</gloss>

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/市街戦

@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<gloss>urban warfare</gloss>

まばら	331229
疎ら	32753
疏ら	152
まばらに	68333
疎らに	8440
疏らに	No matches

@@ -6 +5,0 @@
-<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
@@ -9,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>

daij, meikyo

Not a noun.

@@ -17 +16,0 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
疎ら	32753
疏ら	152 // デジタル大辞泉、明鏡

@@ -6,0 +7,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>疏ら</keb>

ngrams

GG5, etc.

GG5 splits into 3 senses.

@@ -20,0 +20,3 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>

新和英中辞典, ルミナス和英辞典

@@ -19,0 +19,3 @@
+<gloss>boisterous</gloss>
+<gloss>turbulent (era, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>troubled</gloss>

Syn: うるさい[1]

@@ -18,0 +18,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1481920">うるさい・1</xref>

GG5, 中辞典, etc. (all my JEs use kana in examples)  G n-grams:
綻びる	1602
ほころびる	2359

@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2523720">綻ぶ・ほころぶ・3</xref>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -22,0 +25 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -29,0 +33 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>

GG5, etc.

@@ -22,0 +22,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2523720">綻ぶ・ほころぶ・1</xref>
@@ -28,0 +29,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2523720">綻ぶ・ほころぶ・2</xref>

新和英中辞典, ルミナス和英辞典, GG2

suggest split

@@ -16,0 +16,6 @@
+<gloss>to be ripped</gloss>
+<gloss>to be torn</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -17,0 +23,5 @@
+<gloss>to begin to bloom</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -18,0 +29,1 @@
+<gloss>to break into a smile</gloss>

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーーーーー─┬─────────┬───────╮
│ 悠々自適　　　 │ 114,572 │ 90.3% │
│ 悠悠自適　　　 │   9,594 │  7.6% │
│ 優游自適　　　 │     763 │  0.6% │ 🡠 adding (mentioned in shinmeikai yoji)
│ 優遊自適　　　 │     164 │  0.1% │ 🡠 adding (mentioned in shinmeikai yoji)
│ ゆうゆうじてき │   1,758 │  1.4% │
╰─ーーーーーーー─┴─────────┴───────╯

@@ -10,0 +11,8 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>優游自適</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>優遊自適</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>

Bulk update of vs-vi-vt tags from meikyo
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-

@@ -20,0 +21,2 @@
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>

Kanji Haitani list

Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-

@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>

It's very common for 形容動詞 to be used with の instead of な, to the extent that I often don't bother adding it.

GG2, ルミナス和英辞典

@@ -18,0 +18,1 @@
+<gloss>object to be examined</gloss>

G n-grams:
悠々自適の生活	11080
悠悠自適の生活	1130
GG5: 悠々自適の生活をする

I think it's worth keeping.

this feels quite A+B

@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>悠々自適の生活</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -10,0 +14 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>

Link to etymon

@@ -12,0 +12,2 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1540680">悠々自適</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1540680">悠々自適</xref>

Wiki

@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty</gloss>

I think this can be merged with 2546560 (基本形).

Hi. In a textbook I am using, the reading of this is given as きほんけい.

Entry created

Good for an xref.

@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2742320">カネ</xref>

「カネ」だよ。

汚れた金	1436	54.9%
不正な金	1181	45.1%
Eijiro

The EJs give 不正な金 for "dirty money" but it's even less common. Perhaps revealing "the usual expression" would be helpful?

Not the usual expression for this

@@ -12,2 +12,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2416260">充足理由の原理・じゅうそくりゆうのげんり</xref>
-<gloss>principle of sufficient reason (logic)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2416260">充足理由の原理</xref>
+<field>&phil;</field>
+<gloss>principle of sufficient reason</gloss>

Eijiro, GG5, リーダーズ+プラス

GG5 xrefs 充足理由の原理.

@@ -12,1 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>principle of sufficient reason</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2416260">充足理由の原理・じゅうそくりゆうのげんり</xref>
+<gloss>principle of sufficient reason (logic)</gloss>

wiki

GG5 (has extra reading),リーダーズ+プラス

@@ -10,0 +10,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>しぶさく</reb>
+</r_ele>

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/四部作
Eijiro

GG5

No refs give this meaning ohmmeter. For ohmmeter hey says things like オーム計 and 電気抵抗計.

@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<gloss>ohmmeter</gloss>
+<gloss>insulation resistance tester</gloss>

gg5

http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/精神主義者

GG5

@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>discharged prisoner</gloss>

新和英中辞典, Eijiro

GG5 too.

新和英中辞典、Eijiro

ルミナス和英辞典, Eijiro

Trekking done. Internet access at an oasis resort.

新英和大辞典, 新英和中辞典, GG5, etc.

新英和大辞典, 新英和中辞典, Eijiro

GG5, 新和英中辞典

ルミナス和英辞典

ＫＯＤ追加語彙

@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>child custody dispute</gloss>
+<gloss>custody dispute</gloss>

@@ -8,1 +8,1 @@
-<reb>おやけんあらそい</reb>
+<reb>しんけんあらそい</reb>

Eijiro

Added additional dotted reading(s) via batch update.Added additional dotted reading(s) via batch update.
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-

@@ -6,0 +6,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ソース・アーカイブ</reb>

Maybe a little obvious.

@@ -9,1 +9,1 @@
-<gloss>Source Archives</gloss>
+<gloss>source archive</gloss>