獅子
Meanings
Noun
1. lion
2. left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しし
Used in vocabulary
獅子舞
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
Noun
唐獅子
(mythical) Chinese lion; Chinese guardian lion; Chinese-style figure of a lion; artistic rendering of a lion
Noun
唐獅子
(mythical) Chinese lion; Chinese guardian lion; Chinese-style figure of a lion; artistic rendering of a lion
Noun
Examples1
眠れる 獅子 は 起こす な。
Let sleeping dogs lie.