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jmdict 1574870 Active (id: 2292542)

鯱 [しゃち;シャチ] /(n) (1) (uk) orca (Orcinus orca)/killer whale/grampus/(n) (2) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) (abbr) shachi/mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being/(n) (3) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) (abbr) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)/EntL1574870/




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