獅子座 – Leo: The Western Zodiac in Japanese

If you were born between July 23 to August 22 or 23 then you are a Leo. This is the fifth Astrological symbol of the Western Zodiac. Let’s take a look at what this symbol is called in Japanese.

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What is Leo in Japanese?

獅子座ししざ is the word for Leo in Japanese. We can split this word into 獅子しし and 座ざ. First, 座 is a suffix added after the names of words in the zodiac or after constellations. 獅子 means lion.

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獅子座 is the common way people refer to Leo in Japanese. But, there is also another similar word for Leo in Japanese. That is 獅子宮きゅう and this is the more formal name for Leo. Finally, though 獅子 is the word for lion in Japanese it is more of a traditional word with other significance to it. The everyday word for Lion in Japanese is ライオン which is the same as the English word for lion.

Resources

• 獅子宮 – Wikipedia (Japanese)