しゃちほこ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しゃちほこ – see the following entry.
【鯱】H
[noun] (Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger
[noun] synonym of 鯱瓦 (shachihoko-gawara, “decorative tiles placed at the end of a roof-beam in the shape of shachihoko”)
[noun] synonym of 松毬魚 (matsukasa-uo, “Japanese pinecone fish, Monocentris japonica”)
Alternative spelling
鯱鉾
(This term, しゃちほこ (shachihoko), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しゃちほこ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しゃちほこ.)
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