Ōtsuki Fumihiko

Ōtsuki Fumihiko
Ōtsuki Fumihiko
Born(1847-12-22)December 22, 1847
DiedFebruary 17, 1928(1928-02-17) (aged 80)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Linguist, Lexicographer

Ōtsuki Fumihiko (大槻 文彦; Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯ.mʲiꜜ.çi̥.ko], December 22, 1847 – February 17, 1928) was a Japanese lexicographer, linguist, and historian. He is best known for two Japanese-language dictionaries that he edited, Genkai (言海, "sea of words", 1891) and its successor Daigenkai (大言海, "great sea of words", 1932–1937), and for his studies of Japanese grammar.