Readings

Kana: しゃちほこ、しゃち
Romaji: shachihoko, shachi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fabulous dolphin-like fish, killer whale, (kokuji)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  195
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-11-8
Korean Reading:  ho
Unicode:  9bf1
JIS:  724F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5306
New Nelson Index: 6885
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 11a8.10
Four Corner Index: 2131.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 46286
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0757

Words

(しゃちほこ、しゃっちょこ、さちほこ)
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
鯱瓦 (しゃちほこがわら)
ridge-end tile with the figure of a Shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)
天社蛾 (しゃちほこが、シャチホコガ)
lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)
鯱立ち (しゃちほこだち、しゃっちょこだち)
headstand; doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability
小鯱海豚 (こしゃちいるか、コシャチイルカ)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
(しゃち、シャチ)
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
金鯱 (きんしゃち、きんのしゃちほこ、きんのしゃち)
golden dolphin
鯱張る (しゃちほこばる、しゃっちょこばる、しゃちこばる)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
鯱鉾立ち (さっちょこだち)
handstand; headstand
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