獅子

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) lion
 * 2)  Buddha; bodhisattva
 * 1)  Buddha; bodhisattva

Descendants
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  the Buddha, a Buddha
 * 2) short for, a traditional Chinese
 * 3) short for, the lion mask traditionally worn for the
 * 4) short for, a person dressed in costume as for a  who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve
 * 5) 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
 * 1)  the Buddha, a Buddha
 * 2) short for, a traditional Chinese
 * 3) short for, the lion mask traditionally worn for the
 * 4) short for, a person dressed in costume as for a  who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve
 * 5) 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

Usage notes
This term is generally not used in modern Japanese when referring to the animal; the English-derived is typically used instead.

Derived terms

 * : lion tamarin

Proper noun

 * 1) the name of the   in various noh and kabuki plays
 * 2) the first piece of music played in a  performance