Word Meaning

しゃちほこ shachihoko

鯱 is read as しゃちほこ (shachihoko) and means roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall).

Meaning

English

  1. roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
  2. shachihoko
  3. shachi
  4. mythical animal with the head of a lion and the body of a fish

Reading

Kana

しゃちほこ

Romaji

shachihoko

Writing Variants

  • 鯱鉾 しゃちほこ shachihoko

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 162606 Priority Z

Example Sentences

5

しゃちはたかいちのうをもつうみのどうぶつとしてしられている。

Killer whales are known as highly intelligent sea animals.

すいぞくかんでしゃちのおよぎをみた。

I watched a killer whale swim at the aquarium.

ふるいものがたりではしゃちがうみをまもるとされた。

In old tales, that legendary creature was said to protect the sea.

しろのやねにきんいろのしゃちほこがかざられている。

The castle roof is decorated with a golden shachihoko ornament.

そのしょくにんはきでしゃちほこをほった。

The craftsman carved a shachihoko out of wood.