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狻猊
Hiragana
さんげい
Noun
Chinese
broadly
rare
Japanese Meaning
中国神話に登場する、龍と獅子が交じり合ったような想像上の霊獣・神獣。仏教美術では、香炉や仏座を支える獅子形の装飾を指すこともある。 / （転じて）獅子。ライオン。特に、威厳や霊性を帯びた獅子像などをいう。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくのでんせつに出る，りゅうとししがまじったようないきもの
Chinese (Simplified)
中国神话中的狻猊，龙的九子之一，介于龙与狮之间的神兽 / 罕用：狮子
Sense（1）
(Chinese mythology) a suanni, a cross between a dragon and a lion
Sense（2）
(loosely, rare) Synonym of 獅子 (shishi, “lion”)
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(Chinese mythology) a suanni, a cross between a dragon and a lion / (loosely, rare) Synonym of 獅子 (shishi, “lion”)
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狻猊
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It is said that the suanni, which appears in Chinese mythology, looks like a lion.
It is said that the suanni, which appears in Chinese mythology, looks like a lion.
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中国の神話に出てくる狻猊は、獅子のような姿をしていると言われています。
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