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A13 Noun

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)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale, grampus

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    2. Noun

      2.

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

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    3. Noun

      3.

      roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

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    鯱 【しゃち】、シャチ

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