鯱 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. しゃち、虎の頭を有する想像上の海獣。これを、城郭等の守りに屋根に掲げたものが鯱鉾（しゃちほこ）。
2. シャチ、ハクジラ類の海獣。語義1より命名。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

会意。「魚」+「虎」、虎の頭を有する想像上の海獣。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

Kun (native)

• しゃちほこ
• しゃち

Other languages

• 한글ho
• Hán-ViệtHổ

infoBasics

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

魚(うお)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+9BF1

grid_viewComponents

• 儿ひとあし
• 匕ひ
• 卜ぼく
• 厂がんだれ
• 灬れっか
• 田た
• 虍とらがしら
• 魚うお

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰魚虎

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 鯱しゃちしゃち、虎の頭を有する想像上の海獣。これを、城郭等の守りに屋根に掲げたものが鯱鉾（しゃちほこ）。 シャチ、ハクジラ類の海獣。語義1より命名。orca (Orcinus orca), killer whale, grampus, shachi
• 鯱しゃちほこしゃち、虎の頭を有する想像上の海獣。これを、城郭等の守りに屋根に掲げたものが鯱鉾（しゃちほこ）。 シャチ、ハクジラ類の海獣。語義1より命名。shachihoko, shachi, roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
• 鯱瓦しゃちほこがわらridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)
• 鯱張るしゃちほこばるto stand on ceremony, to stiffen up (the nerves), to be tense
• 鯱鉾立ちさっちょこだちhandstand, headstand

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-11-8

Four Corner

2131.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

11a8.10

Nelson

5306