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：2026/01/08
鯱
Hiragana
しゃちほこ
Noun
Japanese
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝説上の想像上の生物で、魚の体に虎の頭を持ち、城郭や寺社の屋根の両端に飾られることが多い「鯱（しゃちほこ）」のこと。 / テンジクダイ目イットウダイ科に属する海水魚「マツカサウオ」の別名。鎧のような硬い鱗を持ち、夜行性で、観賞魚としても知られる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おしろのやねにある さかなのからだに とらのあたまの かざり。まつかさのような うろこをもつ さかなの なまえにも つかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本传说中的鲤身虎头神兽 / 一种海鱼：松毬鱼（松笠鱼）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本傳說中的鯱鉾，虎頭鯉的怪物 / 日本的松毬魚（松果魚）
Korean Meaning
호랑이 머리와 잉어 몸을 한 일본 신화의 상상 동물 / 솔방울고기
Indonesian
shachihoko, makhluk mitologi Jepang berupa karpa berkepala harimau / ikan nanas Jepang (pinecone fish)
Vietnamese Meaning
cá chép đầu hổ (shachihoko; linh vật thần thoại Nhật Bản) / cá thông Nhật Bản
Tagalog Meaning
nilalang sa mitolohiyang Hapon: karpa na may ulo ng tigre / isdang Hapon na parang pinya (pinecone fish)
Sense（1）
(Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger
Sense（2）
a Japanese pinecone fish
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger / a Japanese pinecone fish
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鯱
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A shachihoko is decorated on the roof of this castle.
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この城の屋根には鯱が飾られています。
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