ライオン

Japanese
ライオン (raion): three lions.

Etymology

Borrowed from English lion.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ライオン [ràíóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠iõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ライオン (rōmaji raion)

  1. a lion

Synonyms
  • 獅子 (しし, ​shishi) (less common)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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