How do you read 鯱瓦?

鯱瓦 is read しゃちほこがわら (shachihokogawara), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 5).

What JLPT level is 鯱瓦?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 鯱瓦 in romaji?

鯱瓦 is written shachihokogawara in romaji.

What kanji are in 鯱瓦?

鯱 (Fabulous Dolphin-like Fish, Killer Whale); 瓦 (Tile, Gram).

鯱瓦しゃちほこがわら

しゃちほこがわら · shachihokogawara

Ridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

Nakadaka

falls after mora 5 · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

鯱Fabulous Dolphin-like Fish, Killer Whale, (kokuji) 訓しゃちほこ・しゃち 19 strokes 瓦Tile, Gram 音が訓かわら・ぐらむ 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

瓦かわらroof tile 煉瓦れんがbrick

Questions

What does 鯱瓦 mean?

Ridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle).

How do you pronounce 鯱瓦?

しゃちほこがわら (shachihokogawara). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 5. Press Listen above to hear it.

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