鯱

19 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

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

Kun'yomi
  • しゃちほこ
    		shachihoko ②roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
  • しゃち
    		orca (Orcinus orca) ②shachi ③roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しゃち 100.0%

Character Breakdown

fabulous dolphin-like fish, killer whale, (kokuji)
しゃち　しゃちほこ (Kentei 1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
tiger, drunkard
とら　コ　たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

きん
金
しゃち
鯱
golden shachihoko (ornament)
きん
金
　
の
しゃち
鯱
golden shachihoko (ornament)
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References

Unicode hex code 9BF1
JIS X 0208 1-82-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5306
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6885
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46286
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a8.10
Four corner code 2131.7