Archaic reading for 肉, used in classical Japanese and some fixed expressions. In modern Japanese, 肉 is normally read にく. This reading survives in words like ししおどし (deer scarer) and in poetic or historical contexts.
See also: 肉 (にく)
In classical Japanese, the flesh of beasts was called 'shishi'.
The 'shishi' in 'shishiodoshi' means animal flesh.
salted and fermented meat or fish
corpulent; fat; chubby
emaciation; emaciated body · emaciated
fleshiness; plumpness
fleshiness; plumpness
Standard kanji spelling for the archaic reading しし, meaning animal flesh or meat.
Archaic variant kanji for 肉; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The reading しし is the older native Japanese word for animal flesh, predating the Sino-Japanese reading にく. It is now largely obsolete except in certain compound words and classical references.