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獅子女

Readings

Kana: すふぃんくす、スフィンクス
Romaji: sufyinkusu, sufyinkusu
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Definition

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sphinx

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: シ、 しし
Meaning: lion
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female

Example Sentences

突然(とつぜん)、スフィンクスがその(あたま)()げた。
➥Suddenly, the Sphinx raised its head.
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この(おそ)ろしい怪物(かいぶつ)はスフィンクスであった。
➥This terrible monster was the Sphinx.
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「もしおまえが(わたし)のなぞなぞ(こた)えられたら、(わたし)はおまえを無事(ぶじ)(とお)してやる」とスフィンクスは()った。
➥"I will let you pass safely," the Sphinx said, "if you can answer my riddle."
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スフィンクスは(かれ)のまわりを(ある)(はじ)めた。
➥The Sphinx began to walk around him.
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(かれ)(とお)()ぎようとしたとき、スフィンクスは(かれ)(まえ)()()した。
➥When he was about to pass, the Sphinx jumped in front of him.
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スフィンクスはテーベ()()途中(とちゅう)(なん)(ひゃく)(にん)もの(ひと)()べてしまっていた。というのはその人達(ひとたち)が、こうかつなスフィンクスが()すなぞなぞに(こた)えられなかったからであった。
➥The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them.
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