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Yomichan does not keep PoS order of jmdict entries #2058
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The PoS order in JMdict entries isn't random, nor does it follow a specific predetermined pattern where on PoS will always come before another one - the PoS are applied on a case-by-case basis depending on how frequently used they are for a specific word, with some other considerations. The absolute majority of JMdict entries are glossed as their first PoS - an entry tagged as [adj-no,n] will be glossed as an adjective, while an entry tagged [n,adj-no] will be glossed as a noun. うすしお for example is tagged as [adj-no,n] in jmdictdb, and glossed as "lightly salted", i.e. as an adjective. お好み is tagged as [n,adj-no] and glosses as "choice", i.e. a noun. However, in Yomichan, the PoS order is displayed as [adj-no,n] for both these entries, which actually implies that "choice" should be interpreted as an adjective rather than a noun - which of course then ends up meaning "of very good quality", which isn't the actual meaning of the word at all.
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stephenmk commentedon Apr 2, 2022
The tags are in the correct order in the dictionary files before they are imported into yomichan. The order in which the tags are displayed is determined on a global basis as configured in the tag_bank_1.json file. These part-of-speech tags are all configured identically (the "order" value is set to -3). It seems that when yomichan collects tags with equivalent "order" values, it sorts them alphabetically at some point.
Here's a few potential solutions I can think of: