jmdict
1574870
Active
(id:
2292542)
<entry>
<ent_seq>1574870</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>鯱</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>しゃち</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>シャチ</reb>
<re_nokanji/>
</r_ele>
<trans>
<trans_det>orca (Orcinus orca)</trans_det>
<trans_det>killer whale</trans_det>
<trans_det>grampus</trans_det>
</trans>
<trans>
<xref>鯱・しゃちほこ・1</xref>
<trans_det>shachi</trans_det>
<trans_det>mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being</trans_det>
</trans>
<trans>
<xref>鯱・しゃちほこ・2</xref>
<trans_det>roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)</trans_det>
</trans>
</entry>