ライオン

Japanese

ライオン (raion): three lions.

Etymology

Borrowed from English lion.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ライオン (rōmaji raion)

  1. a lion

Synonyms

  • 獅子 (しし, ​shishi) (less common)

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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