箆鹿

箆鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箆	鹿
へら Hyōgaiji	しか > じか Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 篦鹿

Etymology

箆 (hera, “spatula”, perhaps in reference to the large, flat-looking antlers) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) へら​じか [hèráꜜjìkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [he̞ɾa̠ʑika̠]

Noun

箆鹿 (hiragana へらじか, katakana ヘラジカ, rōmaji herajika)

1. a moose; an elk

Synonyms

• 大 (オオ)鹿 (ジカ) (ōjika)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN