鯱 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「魚」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「魚」
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- Kun
- しゃちほこ・しゃち
- Meaning
- an orca; a roof ornament (a character coined in Japan)
Origin
Coined in Japan from 魚 and 虎, a tiger: the fierce sea beast, and the ornament set on castle roofs.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 鯱しゃちほこ
a roof ornament
- 鯱張るしゃちほこばる
to stand stiffly
Example
天守閣に鯱を置く。
They set the ornament on the castle keep.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)