noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana aloneorca (Orcinus orca);killer whale;grampus
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)abbreviationshachi;mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana aloneshachihoko;shachi;mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)word usually written using kana aloneroof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)