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Kanji Detail for 獅 - "lion, courage, majestic"

  • Meaning

    獅 means "lion, courage, majestic."

    1. Lion - The king of beasts.

    2. Fierce - Powerful and majestic.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) lion

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lion

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    獅子 (lion). A fierce beast name. Mostly found in Africa and Brazil in South America. Body length up to seven or eight feet. Head is round and large. Tail is thin and long. Fur is yellowish-brown. Males have a mane. Females are entirely similar to tigers. Its roar can be heard for several miles. All beasts hearing it are terrified and submit. Hence called the king of beasts. Anciently also written as 師.
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