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獅 — JLPT N5 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: シ  ·  Kunyomi: しし  ·  Meanings: lion

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Unicode: 7345 Strokes: 13
Meanings
lion
Onyomi
Kunyomi
しし
Name Readings
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Grade
9
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
獅子女 スフィンクス sphinx common Noun
獅子 しし lion common Noun
獅子奮迅 ししふんじん furious (energy, battle, etc.), frenzied (work, activity, etc.), ferocious Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
獅子舞 ししまい lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume Noun
獅子宮 ししきゅう Leo (5th zodiacal sign), the Lion Noun
獅子王 ししおう lion (king of beasts) Noun
しし唐 ししとう shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum) Noun
獅子吼 ししく lion's roar, harangue Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
獅子猿 ししざる lion tamarin Noun
獅子身中の虫 しししんちゅうのむし snake in one's bosom, treacherous friend Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
獅子頭 ししがしら lion mask Noun
しし唐辛子 ししとうがらし shishito, small sweet green pepper Noun
獅子蘭 ししらん Haplopteris flexuosa (species of shoestring fern) Noun
しし座 ししざ Leo (constellation), the Lion Noun
獅子身中 しししんちゅう treacherous friend, snake in one's bosom, treacherous insider Noun
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