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:2025/12/07
シーサー
Hiragana
しーさー
Noun
Japanese Meaning
沖縄県を中心に見られる、獅子に似た伝説上の霊獣で、魔除けとして屋根や門などに一対で置かれる像。 / 上記の霊獣をかたどった置物・像そのもの。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おきなわでみられる いぬやししに にた まもりの どうぞうで わるいものを おいはらう いきもの
Sense(1)
shisa, a mythical Okinawan beast frequently depicted in paired guardian statues
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shisa, a mythical Okinawan beast frequently depicted in paired guardian statues
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シーサー
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You often see shisa on the roofs of houses in Okinawa.
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沖縄の家の屋根には、シーサーがよく見られます。
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