ライオン
Japanese
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ライオン (raion): three lions.
Etymology
Borrowed from English lion.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ライオン [ràíóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɾa̠iõ̞ɴ]
Noun
ライオン (rōmaji raion)
- a lion
Synonyms
- 獅子 (しし, shishi) (less common)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN