Noun

orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus

Usually written using kana alone

shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being

Abbreviationsee 鯱see しゃちほこ・1

roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Abbreviationsee 鯱see しゃちほこ・2