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Readings

Kana: シ、しし
Romaji: shi, shishi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

lion

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  1914
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  shi1
Unicode:  7345
JIS:  3B62

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2904
New Nelson Index: 3599
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g10.1
Four Corner Index: 4122.7
Japanese Names Index: 1835
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20609
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0731
Remembering the kanji Index: 2345
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 613
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2433
Kodansha Kanji Index: 825

Words

獅子 (しし)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
唐獅子 (からしし、からじし)
(artistic portrait of a) lion
獅子吼 (ししく)
lion's roar; harangue
獅子奮迅 (ししふんじん)
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
獅子頭 (ししがしら)
lion mask
獅子舞 (ししまい)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
越後獅子 (えちごじし)
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
獅子奮迅の勢い (ししふんじんのいきおい)
irresistible force
獅子鼻 (ししばな)
pug nose
獅子唐辛子 (ししとうがらし)
small sweet green pepper
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