[しゃち;シャチ, shachi ; shachi] (n) (1) (uk) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (しゃち only) (abbr) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ) mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
[しゃちほこ;しゃっちょこ(鯱);さちほこ(鯱), shachihoko ; shacchoko ( shachi ); sachihoko ( shachi )] (n) mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)