Keyword
fabulous dolphin-like fish
- killer whale
- (kokuji)
- Strokes
- 19
Readings
しゃちほこ
しゃち
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Used in vocabulary
鯱
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
Noun
鯱
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
Noun