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鯱(しゃち)
Rank #46,458

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), usually written using kana
    1. orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), abbreviation
    2. shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being
  • 3. roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Readings

シャチ
(86%)
鯱
(11%)
しゃち
(1%)
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