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3 Replies ・ Started by mrthuvi at 2020-07-04 06:09:10 UTC ・ Last reply by MarcusR at 2020-07-17 10:36:23 UTC

Can 矢印 mean attention?

この子に向いてる矢印

It was translated to

the attention she received

literally it is

the arrow pointing toward her

So is it common that 矢印 means attention?

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HataReizu at 2020-07-04 20:35:35 UTC

No, it was used figuratively here.

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MarcusR at 2020-07-17 09:43:49 UTC

It's not entirely uncommon! I think it stems from relationship charts appearing on the websites of Japanese "drama" TV shows. I've suggested "(romantic) interest; (direction of one's) attention" as an additional sense to the 印 entry in Jmdict. Thanks for bringing this up!

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MarcusR at 2020-07-17 10:36:23 UTC

(to the 矢印 entry, I meant)

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