Japanese

Noun

しし ‎(romaji shishi)

1. 獣, 鹿, 猪: (archaic) a beast (used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
2. 獅子: a lion, Panthera leo, regarded as king of animals; (by extension from the "king" sense) the Buddha, a Buddha; short for 獅子舞 ‎(shishimai), a traditional Chinese lion dance; short for 獅子頭 ‎(shishigashira), the lion mask traditionally worn for the lion dance; short for 除夜の獅子 ‎(joya no shishi, “New Year's lion”), a person dressed in costume as for a lion dance who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve; a guardian statue commonly found outside temples and shrines, often with a komainu statue, the tradition for which is said to have come over from the Korean peninsula
3. 四肢: all of one's four limbs collectively; hands and feet
4. 死屍: a dead body
5. 志士: a purposeful, ambitious man
6. 嗣子: heir
7. 肉, 宍: meat, flesh

Proper noun

しし ‎(romaji Shishi)

1. 獅子: the name of the lion dance 囃子 ‎(hayashi, “musical accompaniment”) in various noh and kabuki plays; the first piece of music played in a 伎楽 ‎(gigaku) performance (more commonly spelled 師子)