箆鹿

Japanese
Kanji in this term
箆 鹿
へら
Hyōgaiji		 しか > じか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
篦鹿

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) へら​じか [hèráꜜjìkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ɾa̠ʑika̠]

Noun

箆(へら)鹿(じか) or 箆鹿(ヘラジカ) • (herajika) 

  1. a moose; an elk

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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