鯱(しゃち)orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale, grampus, mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

Noun

1. 1.

   orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale, grampus

   Usually written using kana alone

2. 2.

   shachi, mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being

   Abbreviation,

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   • 鯱

3. 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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   • 鯱