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    鯱

    鯱しゃち

    orca (Orcinus orca)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsAnimalsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しゃちシャチ

    Noun

    1.
    orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale, grampus
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    shachi, mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being
    abbreviation
    3.
    roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
    abbreviation

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    Kanji that make up this word

    鯱
    しゃちほこ・しゃち
    fabulous dolphin-like fish・killer whale・(kokuji)
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