Japanese Dictionary
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Meaning of 獅子 in Japanese
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獅子, 師子
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Kana Readingしし
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Romajishishi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- lion
- Example sentence
- 眠れる獅子は起こすな。 Let sleeping dogs lie.
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
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Examples of 獅子, 師子, しし in a sentence
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眠れる獅子は起こすな。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Kanji in this word
師
JLPT 3
10 strokes
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
On'Yomi: シ, ス
Kun'Yomi: もろもろ, なら.う
子
JLPT 5
3 strokes
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ
Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね