Word Meaning 獅子舞

ししまい shishimai

獅子舞 is read as ししまい (shishimai) and means lion dance.

Meaning

English

  1. lion dance
  2. traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

Reading

Kana

ししまい

Romaji

shishimai

Writing Variants

  • 獅子舞い ししまい shishimai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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獅子

しし

left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

獅子身中

しししんちゅう

treacherous friend

獅子女

すふぃんくす

sphinx

獅子身中の虫

しししんちゅうのむし

snake in one's bosom

獅子宮

ししきゅう

Leo (5th zodiacal sign)

獅子頭

ししがしら

Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)

獅子の座

ししのざ

Buddha's seat

獅子王

ししおう

lion (king of beasts)

獅子吼

ししく

lion's roar

獅子奮迅の勢い

ししふんじんのいきおい

irresistible force

獅子猿

ししざる

lion tamarin

Example Sentences

1

まつりのししまいはとてもはくりょくがある。

the lion dance at the festival is very powerful.