大鹿

Chinese

 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 deer
simp. and trad.
(大鹿)		 大 鹿

Pronunciation

Noun

大鹿

  1. any kind of large deer
  2. moose; elk

Japanese

Etymology 1

大鹿 (ōjika): a moose.
Kanji in this term
大 鹿
おお
Grade: 1		 しか > じか
Grade: S
kun’yomi

From 大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”).[1][2] The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

大鹿 (hiragana おおじか, katakana オオジカ, rōmaji ōjika, historical hiragana おほじか)

  1. Synonym of 箆鹿 (herajika, “moose; elk”)
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as オオジカ. Not to be confused with 牡鹿 (ojika, “stag; buck”).

Proper noun

大鹿 (hiragana おおじか, rōmaji Ōjika)

  1. a district in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大 鹿
おお
Grade: 1		 しか
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Compound of 大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”). Appears to be a variation on ōjika above.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大鹿 (hiragana おおしか, rōmaji Ōshika)

  1. a village in Nagano
  2. A surname​.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
大 鹿
だい
Grade: 1		 ろく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Probably coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as 大 (dai, “great”) +‎ 鹿 (roku, “stag, male deer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

大鹿 (hiragana だいろく, rōmaji dairoku)

  1. (shogi) the great stag, a piece in taikyoku shogi

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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