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Japan · Japanese meaning
Hatenkō also concerns an unprecedented achievement
The first Japanese dictionary sense of hatenkō is accomplishing what nobody had achieved before. It also records uses concerning bold or unconventional conduct. The same word can evoke novelty of achievement as well as manner of behaviour.
The older sense points to something newly accomplished.
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