- noun deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
鹿
しか
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
Meanings
しし also 獣 · 猪
- noun, archaic beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
- abbreviation hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
かのしし also 鹿肉
- noun, poetic venison
- archaic deer
かせぎ
- noun, archaic deer
か
- noun, archaic deer
Its kanji
In sentences
射手は鹿を射た。 The archer killed the deer. #4942
鹿は良い獲物だ。 Deer are good game. #149643
鹿は命懸けで逃げた。 A deer ran for its life. #149645
彼らは鹿や狐を狩った。 They hunted deer and foxes. #98059
私はシカの跡を追った。 I followed the deer's tracks. #160644
鹿は1頭だけで走っていた。 The deer was running by itself. #149648