New Entries/Amendments for 2007-09-22

These are the submissions received via the WWW forms for this day. I (Jim Breen) will annotate the submission if I think it needs to be amended or rejected or if I have a question about it. Otherwise it can be assumed that it has been accepted. You can see how it will look in EDICT by looking at the "diffs" file for this day or the next in the diffs directory.
Annotations completed: 1 Oct.
Headword 1タグライン
Part-of-speechn
English 1tag line
English 2tagline
Referenceウェブサイトのタグラインは、その企業が何を行っていて、競合他社とどこが違うのかがわかるようなものでなくてはならない。

http://igeta.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2007/04/tagline.html
Comment53,600 yahoo.co.jp hits.
NamePaul Blay
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Headword 1割烹旅館
Reading 1かっぽうりょかん
Part-of-speechn
English 1Japanese inn priding itself on its cuisine
English 2Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
ReferenceWeblio ホテル観光用語事典
割烹旅館: 料理を提供することが主体の旅館。

GG5: (two entries)
an inn priding itself on its cuisine.
a Japanese(-style) restaurant with an attached inn.
NameKanji Haitani
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Current Entry箱(P);匣 [はこ(P);こう(匣)] /(n) box/(P)/
Headword 1
Headword 2
Reading 1はこ
Reading 2こう
Part-of-speechn
English 1box
Comment"no dic has alternate reading こう"

There are a bare handful of 匣's with こう given as the 読み方, about two of which look plausible.

鏡を留めて匣(こう)中に在り [arch]

これは「匣」(こう、小さい箱の意味)と呼ばれ
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry男の子 [おとこのこ] /(n) boy/(P)/
Headword 1男の子
Headword 2男のコ
Reading 1おとこのこ
Reading 2おとこのコ
Part-of-speechn
English 1boy
CommentI get the impression that 男のコ tends to refer to a somewhat older age range than 男の子

399,000 yahoo.co.jp hits
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entry女の子 [おんなのこ] /(n) girl/(P)/
Headword 1女の子
Headword 2女のコ
Reading 1おんなのこ
Part-of-speechn
English 1girl
Comment2,100,000 yahoo.co.jp hits. Ditto previous comment as well.
NamePaul Blay
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entry印箱;印匣 [いんばこ] /(n) seal (stamp) box/
Headword 1印箱
Headword 2印匣
Reading 1いんばこ
Reading 2いんこう
Part-of-speechn
English 1seal (stamp) box
Referencekoj, daij
Commentいんこう=印匣 only
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Headword 1鏡匣
Reading 1きょうこう
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1mirror case
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1櫛笥
Headword 2
Reading 1くしげ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1toiletries case
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs

[旺文社 全訳古語辞典第三版]
くし-げ【櫛笥・匣】
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1文匣
Reading 1ぶんこう
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1document chest
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1顔ばせ
Reading 1かおばせ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1countenance
English 2visage
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1
Headword 2
Reading 1かんばせ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1(1) countenance
English 2visage
English 3(2) face
English 4honor (honour)
English 5dignity
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1経函
Reading 1きょうかん
Part-of-speechn
Miscobsc
English 1sutra box
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entry私書箱(P);私書函 [ししょばこ] /(n) Post Office Box/(P)/
Headword 1私書箱
Reading 1ししょばこ
Part-of-speechn
English 1(abbr) (See 郵便私書箱) post office box
Commentno dic has these combined
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Headword 1私書函
Reading 1ししょかん
Part-of-speechn
Miscobs
English 1post office box
Cross-reference私書箱
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1書函
Reading 1しょかん
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) letterbox
English 2(2) book chest
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1筐筥
Reading 1きょうきょ
Part-of-speechn
Miscobsc
English 1woven bamboo box
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1花かご
Headword 2花籠
Headword 3華筥
Reading 1はなかご
Reading 2けこ
Reading 3はなこ
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) (はなかご,はなこ only) flower basket
English 2(2) (はなかご,けこ only) (usu. けこ) {Buddh} flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
Referencekoj, daij, jaanus
Commentはなかご=花かご,花籠
けこ=花籠,華筥
はなこ(ok)=花籠 only
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entryレギュラー /(adj-na,n) regular/(P)/
Headword 1レギュラー
Part-of-speechadj-na,n
English 1(1) regular
English 2(2) (See レギュラーメンバー) regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.)
Referencehttp://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=レギュラー&kind=jn
Comment(2) is how I've seen it being used (though doubtless it isn't exclusive to that meaning).
NamePaul Blay
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Headword 1
Reading 1かたみ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1fine-meshed bamboo basket
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1花筐
Headword 2花がたみ
Reading 1はながたみ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1flower basket
Referencekoj,daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1花の顔
Headword 2花のかんばせ
Reading 1はなのかんばせ
Part-of-speechexp
Miscarch
English 1lovely face
ReferenceGG5: かんばせ [顔] -  花の顔 a lovely [fair] face.
NameKanji Haitani
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Current Entry嫌(P);厭;厭や [いや] /(adj-na,n) disagreeable/detestable/unpleasant/reluctant/(P)/
Headword 1
Headword 2
Headword 3厭や
Reading 1いや
Reading 2
Part-of-speechadj-na,n
English 1disagreeable
English 2detestable
English 3unpleasant
English 4reluctant
Referencekoj, daij
Commentや=嫌,厭 only

perhaps we can get an (io) tag for 厭や?
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment

Current Entry然う然う [そうそう] /(exp) (uk) oh yes!, I remember/
Headword 1然う然う
Reading 1そうそう
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(uk) oh yes!, I remember
Commentdelete/merge with:

そうそう (adv) (1) so long; so often; so many; so much; (2) (int) oh, yes!; that's right; hmmm (NB: User-submitted entry, awaiting verification)[G][GI][S][A]
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entryそうそう /(adv) (1) so long/so often/so many/so much/(2) (int) oh, yes!/that's right/hmmm/TempSUB/
Headword 1然う然う
Reading 1そうそう
Part-of-speechadv
English 1(uk) (1) so long
English 2so often
English 3so many
English 4so much
English 5(2) (int) oh, yes!
English 6that's right
English 7hmmm
English 8TempSUB
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment Actually I amended the existing 然う然う entry.

Headword 1競合他社
Reading 1きょうごうたしゃ
Part-of-speechn
English 1competing companies
English 2rival companies
Referencehttp://www.mitsue.co.jp/case/glossary/m_014.html
Comment1,950,000 for a potential (P) candidate. Basic compound word.
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entryアナウンス /(n,vs) announce(ment)/(P)/
Headword 1アナウンス
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) (abbr) (See アナウンスメント) announcement
English 2(2) (n,vs) announce
NamePaul Blay
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Headword 1鉛筆画
Reading 1えんぴつが
Part-of-speechn
English 1sketch (done by pencil)
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1鉛筆柏槙
Reading 1えんぴつびゃくしん
Reading 2エンピツビャクシン
Part-of-speechn
Miscuk
English 1eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Referencekoj, wiki
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1鉛筆の木
Reading 1えんぴつのき
Part-of-speechn
English 1eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1伊吹
Reading 1いぶき
Reading 2イブキ
Part-of-speechn
Miscuk
English 1Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entry柏槙 [びゃくしん] /(n) juniper/
Headword 1柏槙
Reading 1びゃくしん
Reading 2ビャクシン
Part-of-speechn
English 1(uk) (See 伊吹) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Referencekoj, daij, wiki
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Headword 1伊吹柏槙
Reading 1いぶきびゃくしん
Reading 2イブキビャクシン
Part-of-speechn
Miscuk
English 1Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Cross-reference伊吹
Referencedaij, wiki
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1鷹詞
Reading 1たかことば
Part-of-speechn
Miscobsc
English 1falconry term
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1ニュースペーパー
Part-of-speechn
English 1newspaper
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entryグラム /(n) gram/gramme/(P)/
Headword 1
Reading 1グラム
Part-of-speechn
English 1(uk) gram
English 2gramme
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Headword 1グラムカロリー
Part-of-speechn
English 1gram-calorie
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entryキログラム /(n) kilogram/kilogramme/(P)/
Headword 1
Reading 1キログラム
Part-of-speechn
English 1(uk) kilogram
English 2kilogramme
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Headword 1キログラム原器
Reading 1キログラムげんき
Part-of-speechn
English 1prototype kilogram
Referencekoj, daij, wiki
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1瓩米
Reading 1キログラムメートル
Part-of-speechn
Miscuk
English 1kilogram-meter
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1電池切れ
Reading 1でんちぎれ
Part-of-speechn
English 1flat battery
CommentBasic compound word, 1,520,000 yahoo.co.jp hits
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entryメートル /(n) (fr:) metre/meter/gauge/(P)/
Headword 1
Headword 2米突
Reading 1メートル
Part-of-speechn
English 1(uk) (fr:) (1) metre (i.e., 100 cm)
English 2meter
English 3(2) (See メーター) meter (i.e., a gauge)
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs
Commenti don't see any reason why this can't be merged in as a headword or an (also)
米突 【メートル】 (n) metre (meter) (old form) [G][GI][S][A]


second sense is exclusively kana, but there doesn't seem to be a tag for that.

split off into two entries? move both kanji headwords into
"also's"? (perhaps not a good idea, since 米 is so common)
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entryメーター(P);メータ(P) /(n) meter (i.e. measuring device)/(P)/
Headword 1メーター
Headword 2メータ
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) meter (i.e., measuring device)
English 2(2) (See メートル) meter (i.e., 100 cm)
English 3metre
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entryトル /(n) to delete (editor's mark)/
Headword 1トル
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) torr
English 2(2) (See 取る) to delete (editor's mark)
Referencekoj, daijr, daijs
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1交番電流
Reading 1こうばんでんりゅう
Part-of-speechn
Miscobsc
English 1alternating current (AC)
Cross-reference交流
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1交番応力
Reading 1こうばんおうりょく
Part-of-speechn
English 1alternating stress
Referencekoj, daij, eij
NameRene Malenfant
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Current Entry交流 [こうりゅう] /(n,vs) alternating current/intercourse/(cultural) exchange/intermingling/(P)/
Headword 1交流
Reading 1こうりゅう
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1(1) intercourse
English 2(cultural) exchange
English 3intermingling
English 4(2) alternating current
NameRene Malenfant
Submission Typeamend
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Current Entry等級 [とうきゅう] /(n) grade/class/(P)/
Headword 1等級
Reading 1とうきゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1(1) grade
English 2class
English 3(2) (astronomical) magnitude
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1視等級
Reading 1しとうきゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1apparent magnitude
Cross-reference絶対等級
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1絶対等級
Reading 1ぜったいとうきゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1absolute magnitude
Cross-reference視等級
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1写真等級
Reading 1しゃしんとうきゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1photographic magnitude
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1写真レンズ
Reading 1しゃしんレンズ
Part-of-speechn
English 1photographic lens
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1写真天頂筒
Reading 1しゃしんてんちょうとう
Part-of-speechn
English 1photographic zenith tube
Referencekoj, daij, eij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1実視等級
Reading 1じっしとうきゅう
Part-of-speechn
English 1apparent magnitude
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1花の顔
Reading 1はなのかんばせ
Reading 2はなのかお
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
English 1lovely face
Referencekoj: はな‐の‐かお【花の顔】
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1花の顔ばせ
Reading 1はなのかおばせ
Part-of-speechn
Miscarch
Miscobsc
English 1lovely face
Cross-reference花の顔
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1夜明け前が一番暗い
Reading 1よあけまえがいちばんくらい
Part-of-speechexp
English 1it's always darkest before the dawn
English 2the darkest hour is just before the dawn
Reference14k hits
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1写真濃度
Reading 1しゃしんのうど
Part-of-speechn
English 1photographic density
Referencekoj
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1コスト高
Reading 1コストだか
Part-of-speechn
English 1high cost
English 2high costs
Cross-referenceコスト安
CommentSee also is an (ant:)

500,000 yahoo.co.jp hits.

Some indications that it may be used to mean "rising costs" but that isn't clear.
NamePaul Blay
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Headword 1
Part-of-speechprt
Miscarch
English 1indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Cross-reference
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1巡査派出所
Reading 1じゅんさはしゅつじょ
Part-of-speechn
Miscobs
English 1police box
Cross-reference交番
Referencekoj, daij
NameRene Malenfant
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Headword 1交番所
Reading 1こうばんしょ
Part-of-speechn
English 1police box
Cross-reference交番
Referencedaijs
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Headword 1一味違う
Headword 2ひと味違う
Reading 1ひとあじちがう
Part-of-speechexp
Part-of-speechv5u
Misccol
English 1to be somewhat different (from before, from others etc.)
Comment2,760,000 + 1,170,000 hits for a (P) candidate.

Often used in a fairly boastful way (for example in adverts to say "We're not the same as the rest")
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entry言わんこっちゃない [いわんこっちゃない] /(exp) (col) I told you so/TempSUB/
Headword 1言わんこっちゃない
Reading 1いわんこっちゃない
Part-of-speechexp
English 1(col) I told you so
English 2TempSUB
CommentAdd (See 言わないことではない)
NamePaul Blay
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Headword 1言わないことではない
Reading 1いわないことではない
Part-of-speechexp
Miscobsc
English 1I told you so
Cross-reference言わんこっちゃない
Referencehttp://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E8%A8%80%E3%82%8F%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84&stype=0&dtype=0
CommentDespite being the one with the dictionary entry it's much less common than the more colloquial version.
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entry駆けっこ [かけっこ] /(n,vs) (foot) race/
Headword 1駆けっこ
Reading 1かけっこ
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1(col) (foot) race
CommentNeeds a (uk) and probably a (P)
2,350,000 hits for the kana version.

As a word it's verging on 'kids talk'
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entry裁ち割る [たちわる] /(v5r,vt) to cut open/to cut apart/to divide/
Headword 1断ち割る
Headword 2裁ち割る
Headword 3截ち割る
Reading 1たちわる
Part-of-speechv5r,vt
English 1to cut open
English 2to cut apart
English 3to divide
Reference広辞苑、大辞林、大辞泉
CommentSuggesting a merge with (i.e deleting of) 断ち割る.

Interesting how the given kanji vary greatly depending on the dictionary.
広辞苑:裁ち割る・截ち割る
大辞泉:裁(ち)割る/断(ち)割る
大辞林:断(ち)割る
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment GG5 has just 断ち割る.

Headword 1一息入れる
Reading 1ひといきいれる
Part-of-speechexp
Part-of-speechv1
English 1to take a breather
Cross-reference一息
Comment一息入れる 117,000 yahoo.co.jp hits
NamePaul Blay
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Current Entry独り合点 [ひとりがってん;ひとりがてん] /(n,vs) rash assumption/hasty conclusion/
Headword 1独り合点
Headword 2一人合点
Reading 1ひとりがてん
Reading 2ひとりがってん
Part-of-speechn,vs
English 1rash assumption
English 2hasty conclusion
Reference新明解国語辞典
ひとりがてん【一人合点】
―する 自分としては分かったと思い込むこと。ひとりがってん。
[表記]「独り合点」とも書く。
Comment一人合点 seems to get way more hits than 独り合点, although most dictionaries (including 広辞苑、大辞泉、大辞林) only give 独り合点. A rampant mistaken kanji use?
Submission Typeamend
Editorial Comment I suspect so.