シシ

Japanese

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

[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
師子

(This term, シシ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

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