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[[File:Dolphin of Nagoya Castle 2.JPG|thumb|''Shachi'' on top of the roof of [[Nagoya Castle]]]]
[[File:Dolphin of Nagoya Castle 2.JPG|thumb|''Shachi'' on the roof of [[Nagoya Castle]]]]
[[File:Shachi.jpg|right|thumbnail|A ''shachihoko'' float used in [[Karatsu Kunchi]] festival]]
[[File:Shachi.jpg|right|thumbnail|A ''shachihoko'' float used in [[Karatsu Kunchi]] festival]]
A '''''shachihoko''''' ({{lang|ja|鯱鉾}} or {{lang|ja|鯱}}) or '''''shachi''''' ({{lang|ja|鯱}}) is an animal in [[Japanese folklore]] with the head of a [[tiger]] and the body of a [[carp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%97%E3%82%83%E3%81%A1%E3%81%BB%E3%81%93|script-title=ja:しゃちほこ|publisher=三省堂 大辞林|language=Japanese}}</ref> It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (''[[Shibi (roof tile)|shibi]]'') crafted in the form of a ''shachihoko'', in order to protect them from fire.


When pronounced "shachi", {{lang|ja|鯱}} also means [[orca]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%97%E3%82%83%E3%81%A1|title=しゃち|publisher=三省堂 大辞林|language=Japanese}}</ref>
A {{nihongo||鯱鉾 / 鯱|'''shachihoko'''}} – or simply {{nihongo||鯱|'''shachi'''}} – is an animal in [[Japanese folklore]] with the head of a [[tiger]] and the body of a [[carp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%97%E3%82%83%E3%81%A1%E3%81%BB%E3%81%93|script-title=ja:しゃちほこ|publisher=三省堂 大辞林|language=Japanese}}</ref> It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (''[[Shibi (roof tile)|shibi]]'') crafted in the form of a ''shachihoko'', in order to protect them from fire.

When pronounced {{nihongo||鯱|shachi}}, it also means "[[orca]]".<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%97%E3%82%83%E3%81%A1|title=しゃち|publisher=三省堂 大辞林|language=Japanese}}</ref>


Japanese female idol group [[Team Syachihoko]] uses the animal in its name and logo.
Japanese female idol group [[Team Syachihoko]] uses the animal in its name and logo.

Revision as of 12:11, 20 September 2019

Shachi on the roof of Nagoya Castle
A shachihoko float used in Karatsu Kunchi festival

A shachihoko (鯱鉾 / 鯱) – or simply shachi (鯱) – is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp.[1] It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.

When pronounced shachi (鯱), it also means "orca".[2]

Japanese female idol group Team Syachihoko uses the animal in its name and logo.

See also

References

  1. ^ しゃちほこ (in Japanese). 三省堂 大辞林.
  2. ^ "しゃち" (in Japanese). 三省堂 大辞林.

External links

  • Media related to Shachi at Wikimedia Commons
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