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鯱しゃちほこ
Meanings
Noun
1. shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish
2. roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
Alt. forms
鯱しゃちほこ
80%
シャチホコ
11%
しゃちほこ
6%
鯱しゃち鉾ほこ
Kanji used
鯱
fabulous dolphin-like fish
Pitch accent
しゃ
ちほこ
Used in: 43
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
golden shachihoko (ornament)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)