金きん鯱しゃち

noun

golden shachihoko

A golden ornament in the shape of a mythical shachihoko (a creature with a tiger's head and a carp's body), often seen on the roofs of Japanese castles and temples.

See also: 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鯱しゃちが飾かざられている。

  Golden shachihoko decorate the keep of Nagoya Castle.

• 金きん鯱しゃちは火ひ除よけのまじないとしても知しられる。

  Golden shachihoko are also known as talismans against fire.