See 社畜 on Wiktionary
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"word": "社畜"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 社畜 meaning in All languages combined (6.8kB)
{
"called_from": "parser/304",
"msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
"path": [
"社畜"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "社畜",
"trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}
{
"called_from": "parser/1336",
"msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
"path": [
"社畜"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "社畜",
"trace": ""
}
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