deer
On'yomi (音読み)
- ロク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しか
- か
About this kanji
The kanji 「鹿」 primarily means "deer" and is commonly read as "しか" in the kun'yomi. This character appears in several interesting compounds. For example, "馬鹿" (ばか) means "idiot," often used casually among friends, and "馬鹿らしい" (ばからしい) means "absurd." Another compound, "牡鹿" (おじか), refers to a male deer, while "慣鹿" (となかい) means "reindeer." It's worth noting that while 「鹿」 itself is primarily a noun, its compounds can convey a range of meanings, some of which may seem quite different from the primary meaning related to deer.
Example sentences
山で鹿を見た。
I saw a deer in the mountains.
Meanings across languages
- English
- deer
- Tiếng Việt
- hươu
- 日本語
- 鹿
- 한국어
- 사슴
- 中文
- 鹿
- id
- rusa
- th
- กวาง
- es
- ciervo
- fr
- cerf
- de
- Hirsch
- pt
- veado
Common compounds
- 馬鹿ばかidiot, moron, fool
- 馬鹿らしいばからしいabsurd, foolish, stupid
- 牡鹿おじかbuck (male deer)
- 馴鹿となかいreindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
- 河鹿カジカkajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
- 鹿追しかおいhinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
- 鹿皮しかがわdeerskin
- 鹿砦ろくさいabatis
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