金きんの鯱しゃち

expression, noun

golden shachihoko ornament

Refers to the golden roof ornament shaped like a mythical shachihoko (a creature with a tiger's head and a carp's body), often seen on Japanese castles such as Nagoya Castle.

See also: しゃちほこ · 金鯱

• 名な古ご屋や城じょうの金きんの鯱しゃちはとても有ゆう名めいです。

  The golden shachihoko of Nagoya Castle is very famous.

• 金きんの鯱しゃちは城しろの屋や根ねの上うえに飾かざられています。

  The golden shachihoko is displayed on the roof of the castle.