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    3. 獅子舞

    獅子舞

    獅し子し舞まい

    lion dance

    KMT10News #37+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab31 strokes

    獅子舞い

    ししまい

    Noun

    1.
    lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

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    獅し子し舞まいは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな踊おどりです。

    Shishimai is a traditional Japanese dance.

    KMT3Culture & Traditions
    地ち域いきの祭まつりでは、子こ供どもたちが獅し子し舞まいの頭あたまをかぶって踊おどります。

    At local festivals, children wear the lion dance head and dance.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    お正しょう月がつには、獅し子し舞まいが家いえ々いえを回まわって厄やく払ばらいをしてくれます。

    During New Year's, the lion dance goes around to houses to ward off evil.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    獅し子し舞まいの迫はく力りょくある動うごきと太たい鼓この音おとは、観かん客きゃくを魅み了りょうします。

    The powerful movements of the lion dance and the sound of the drums captivate the audience.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    獅し子し舞まいの起き源げんは中ちゅう国ごくにあり、日に本ほんには仏ぶっ教きょうとともに伝つたわったとされています。

    The origin of the lion dance is in China, and it is said to have been introduced to Japan along with Buddhism.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    獅
    しし…(1)
    lion
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    舞
    ま.う・-ま.う・まい…(1)
    dance・flit・circle・wheel
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