しゃちほこ

Also written シャチホコ, 鯱, 鯱鉾

Meanings

  1. Noun shachihoko; shachi (i.e.: 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)

Words containing しゃちほこ

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