鯱しゃちほこ瓦がわら

noun

ridge-end tile with a shachihoko figure

A decorative roof tile shaped like a mythical shachihoko (dolphin-like creature), typically found on Japanese castles and traditional buildings.

See also: 鯱 (しゃちほこ)

• 名な古ご屋や城じょうの天てん守しゅには金きんの鯱しゃち瓦ほこがわらが載のっている。

  Golden shachihoko tiles adorn the main keep of Nagoya Castle.