Chinese

Noun

大鹿

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

大鹿 (ōjika): a moose.

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

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) おおじか [òójíká] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːd͡ʑika̠]

Alternative forms

• 麋

Noun

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

1. a moose (North America) / an elk (Eurasia)
2. (Magic: The Gathering) an elk, a creature type, formerly part of the beast type

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as オオジカ.

Synonyms

• 箆 (へら)鹿 (じか) ‎(herajika)

Proper noun

大鹿 ‎(hiragana おおじか, romaji Ōjika)

1. a district in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) おおしか [òóshíká] (Heiban - [0])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕi̥ka̠]

Proper noun

大鹿 ‎(hiragana おおしか, romaji Ōshika)

1. a village in Nagano
2. A surname​.

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɺ̠o̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

大鹿 ‎(hiragana だいろく, romaji 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 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3