13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

lion

Kun'yomi
  • しし
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

lion
シ しし (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
expert, teacher, master
シ いくさ のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

lion ②left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
lion (king of beasts)
Leo (5th zodiacal sign)
kojishi ②lion cub
furious (energy, battle, etc.)
(mythical) Chinese lion ②Chinese-style figure of a lion
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References

Unicode hex code 7345
JIS X 0208 1-27-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2904
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3599
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 825
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 613
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2345
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2433
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1835
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20609
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g10.1
Four corner code 4122.7