鯱

Translingual

Han character

鯱 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 弓火卜心弓 (NFYPN) or 弓火卜心山 (NFYPU), composition ⿰魚虎)

1. (Japan) killer whale, orca

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1473, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46286
• Dae Jaweon: page 2005, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4695, character 16
• Unihan data for U+9BF1

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Japanese

Kanji

鯱

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. killer whale

Readings

• Kun: しゃち (shachi, 鯱); しゃちほこ (shachihoko, 鯱); しゃっちょこ (shatchoko, 鯱)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鯱
しゃち Hyōgai
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

鯱(しゃち) or 鯱(シャチ) • (shachi) 

1. a killer whale
2. (Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger

Synonyms

• (killer whale): 逆(さか)叉(また) (sakamata)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 鯱(しゃち)瓦(がわら) (shachigawara)
• 鯱(しゃち)張(ば)り返(かえ)る (shachibarikaeru)
• 鯱(しゃち)張(ば)る (shachibaru)
• 鯱(しゃち)巻(ま)き (shachimaki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鯱
しゃちほこ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

From 鯱 (shachi) +‎ 鉾 (hoko).

Alternative forms

• 鯱鉾

Noun

鯱(しゃちほこ) • (shachihoko) 

1. (Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger
2. a Japanese pinecone fish

Synonyms

• (Japanese pinecone fish): 松(まつ)毬(かさ)魚(うお) (matsukasauo)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 鯨(くじら)に鯱(しゃちほこ) (kujira ni shachihoko)
• 鯱蛾(しゃちほこが) (shachihokoga), 天社蛾(しゃちほこが) (shachihokoga)
• 鯱瓦(しゃちほこがわら) (shachihokogawara)
• 鯱立(しゃちほこだ)ち (shachihokodachi)
• 鯱張(しゃちほこば)る (shachihokobaru), 鯱張(しゃちこば)る (shachikobaru)
• 鯱虫(しゃちほこむし) (shachihokomushi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
鯱
しゃっちょこ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alteration of shachihoko.

Noun

鯱(しゃっちょこ) • (shatchoko) 

1. (Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 鯱(しゃっちょこ)立(だ)ち (shatchokodachi)
• 鯱(しゃっちょこ)張(ば)る (shatchokobaru)

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Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 鯱 (shachi).

Kanji

鯱

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

• Kun: さち (sachi, 鯱)

Noun

鯱 (hiragana さち, romaji sachi)

1. orca