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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
 shachi; shachi
    しゃち; シャチ
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko

鯱人

see styles
 shachito
    しゃちと
(given name) Shachito

鯱子

see styles
 shachiko
    しゃちこ
(female given name) Shachiko

鯱彦

see styles
 shachihiko
    しゃちひこ
(male given name) Shachihiko

鯱瓦

see styles
 shachihokogawara
    しゃちほこがわら
(See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) ridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

鯱男

see styles
 sachio
    さちお
(given name) Sachio

鯱蛾

see styles
 shachihokoga
    しゃちほこが
(kana only) lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)

鯱鉾

see styles
 shachihoko
    しゃちほこ
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

金鯱

see styles
 kinshachi; kinko
    きんしゃち; きんこ
(See 鯱・1) golden shachihoko (ornament)

鯱の海

see styles
 shachinoumi / shachinomi
    しゃちのうみ
(surname) Shachinoumi

鯱ノ里

see styles
 shachinosato
    しゃちのさと
(surname) Shachinosato

鯱張る

see styles
 shacchokobaru
    しゃっちょこばる
    shachihokobaru
    しゃちほこばる
    shachikobaru
    しゃちこばる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to stand on ceremony; (2) (kana only) to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

鯱立ち

see styles
 shacchokodachi
    しゃっちょこだち
    shachihokodachi
    しゃちほこだち
(noun/participle) (1) headstand; (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability

鯱野海

see styles
 shachinoumi / shachinomi
    しゃちのうみ
(surname) Shachinoumi

金の鯱

see styles
 kinnoshachi; kinnoshachihoko
    きんのしゃち; きんのしゃちほこ
(exp,n) (See 鯱・1,金鯱) golden shachihoko (ornament)

Variations:

鯱鉾

see styles
 shachihoko; shacchoko(); sachihoko()
    しゃちほこ; しゃっちょこ(鯱); さちほこ(鯱)
(1) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

鯱鉾ばる

see styles
 shachihokobaru
    しゃちほこばる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to stand on ceremony; (2) (kana only) to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

鯱鉾立ち

see styles
 sacchokodachi
    さっちょこだち
(rare) (See 鯱立ち・しゃちほこだち・1) handstand; headstand

小鯱海豚

see styles
 koshachiiruka; koshachiiruka / koshachiruka; koshachiruka
    こしゃちいるか; コシャチイルカ
(kana only) Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)

Variations:
天社蛾
鯱蛾

see styles
 shachihokoga; shachihokoga
    しゃちほこが; シャチホコガ
(kana only) lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)

Variations:
金鯱
金の鯱

see styles
 kinshachi(金); kinnoshachihoko(金no); kinnoshachi(金no)
    きんしゃち(金鯱); きんのしゃちほこ(金の鯱); きんのしゃち(金の鯱)
golden dolphin

Variations:
鯱立ち
しゃっちょこ立ち

see styles
 shachihokodachi(立chi); shacchokodachi
    しゃちほこだち(鯱立ち); しゃっちょこだち
(noun/participle) (1) (See 逆立ち・さかだち・1) headstand; (noun/participle) (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
鯱張る
しゃちほこ張る
鯱鉾ばる

see styles
 shachihokobaru; shacchokobaru(張ru); shachikobaru(張ru)
    しゃちほこばる; しゃっちょこばる(鯱張る); しゃちこばる(鯱張る)
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to stand on ceremony; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
This page contains 23 results for "鯱" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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