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鹿

deer
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingロク
Kun readingしか、か
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. deerRtK
    彼はその鹿を撃つ気にならなかった。He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.tatoeba
    彼はその鹿めがけて矢を射た。He shot an arrow at the deer.tatoeba
  1. deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
  2. cervid

Radicals and components

Radical鹿deer
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cave · antlers · compare (比) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2154

Compound words

馬鹿ばか
idiot; moron; fool; stupid; foolish
馬鹿らしいばからしい
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense
葦鹿あしか
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus)
河鹿カジカ
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
鹿驚かかし
scarecrow
鹿砦ろくさい
abatis
鹿柴ろくさい
abatis
鹿追しかおい
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
鹿肉しかにく
venison
鹿毛かげ
bay horse (reddish-brown coat)
鹿寨ろくさい
abatis
小鹿こじか
fawn, young deer
馴鹿となかい
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
箆鹿へらじか
moose (Alces alces)
牝鹿めじか
doe (female deer)
氈鹿かもしか
serow
篦鹿へらじか
moose (Alces alces)
牛氈鹿うしかもしか
gnu
鹿兒島かごしま
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
親馬鹿おやばか
over-fond parent
麝香鹿じゃこうじか
musk deer
四月馬鹿しがつばか
April Fool's Day
鹿児島県かごしまけん
Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyūshū)
鹿兒島縣かごしまけん
Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyūshū)

Kun Reading Examples

世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。しか
In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母の助言を馬鹿にした。
He flouted his mother's advice.tatoeba
彼は文字どおりの馬鹿だ。
He is literally stupid.tatoeba
彼は分別があるからそんな馬鹿なことは言わない。
He has more sense than to say such a foolish thing.tatoeba
彼は彼女を馬鹿とまで呼んだ。
He went so far as to call her a fool.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鹿

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