NichiDict

しゃち

[shachi]

Meanings

1.Noun

orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus

2.Noun

shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being

3.Noun

roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)