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.)