小こ獅じ子し

noun

kojishi (Noh mask of a young lion)

A specific Noh mask representing a young lion, used in plays such as 'Shakkyō'.

• 能のう楽がく堂どうで小こ獅じ子しの面めんを間ま近ぢかに見みた。

  I saw a kojishi mask up close at the Noh theater.

noun

lion cub

General term for a young lion; less common than the Noh mask sense in everyday use.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんで小こ獅じ子しが生うまれた。

  A lion cub was born at the zoo.