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jmdict 1574870 Active (id: 2292542)

1574870 jmdict A [id=2292542]
鯱
しゃち；シャチ[nokanji]
[1][n][uk]
  orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
[2][n][abbr]
  shachi; 
  [expl] mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being
  [see=1574875・鯱・しゃちほこ[1]]
[3][n][abbr]
  roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
  [see=1574875・鯱・しゃちほこ[2]]

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