しし

See also: しじ and じじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しし – see the following entries.

【獅子】	[noun] Synonym of ライオン (raion, “lion”) (big cat Panthera leo) [noun] (by extension from the notion of lions being "kings") the Buddha, a Buddha [noun] short for 獅子舞 (shishimai), a traditional Chinese lion dance [noun] short for 獅子頭 (shishigashira), the lion mask traditionally worn for the lion dance [noun] short for 除夜の獅子 (joya no shishi, “New Year's lion”), a person dressed in costume as for a lion dance who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve [noun] a guardian statue commonly found outside temples and shrines, often with a komainu statue, the tradition for which is said to have come over from the Korean peninsula [proper noun] the name of the lion dance 囃子 (hayashi, “musical accompaniment”) in various noh and kabuki plays [proper noun] the first piece of music played in a 伎楽 (gigaku) performance (more commonly spelled 師子) Alternative spelling シシ
【四肢】	[noun] one's four limbs; hands and feet; extremities
【志士】	[noun] a person of principles, patriot
【嗣子】	[noun] heir
【死屍】	[noun] a dead body, corpse

(This term, しし, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.)

Etymology 2

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【肉】2	[noun] (obsolete) meat [noun] (obsolete) flesh, as of one's body

(This term, しし, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as しし, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しし.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of しし – see the following entry.

【獣】S	[noun] (archaic) a beast (used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer) Alternative spellings 鹿, 猪

(This term, しし, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as しし, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しし.)

Proper noun

しし • (Shishi)

獅子: the name of the lion dance 囃子 (hayashi, “musical accompaniment”) in various noh and kabuki plays; the first piece of music played in a 伎楽 (gigaku) performance (more commonly spelled 師子)

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