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)
【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 the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of しし – see the following entry at 肉.
しし【肉】
[noun](obsolete) meat
[noun](obsolete) flesh, as of one's body
(This term, しし, is a hiragana spelling of 肉.)

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of しし – see the following entry at 獣.
しし【獣】
[noun](archaic) a beast (used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
(This term, しし, is a hiragana spelling of 獣.)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

しし (rōmaji Shishi)

  1. 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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