Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 獅子(しし) in Japanese

獅子, 師子
Kana Reading
しし
Romaji
shishi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    lion
    Example sentence
    眠れる獅子は起こすな。 Let sleeping dogs lie.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

Examples of 獅子, 師子, しし in a sentence

  • 眠れる獅子は起こすな。

    Let sleeping dogs lie.

Kanji in this word

獅

13 strokes

lion

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: しし

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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

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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

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