しゃちほこ
鯱
がわら
瓦

noun

  1. ridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃちほこ
鯱
がわら
瓦
 鯱瓦 しゃちほこがわら

Contained Kanji 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)
tile, gram
かわら　ガ　ぐらむ (11th)