Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: しし · Meanings: lion
Kanji for lion
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| 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 |