鹿
鹿·deer
- On-yomi
- ロク
- Kun-yomi
- しかか
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鹿 | しか | deer |
| 鹿児島 | かごしま | Kagoshima (prefecture) |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | fool, stupid |
| 小鹿 | こじか | fawn |
Example sentences
奈良の公園には鹿がたくさんいる。
ならのこうえんにはしかがたくさんいる。
There are lots of deer in the parks of Nara.
そんな馬鹿な話は信じられない。
そんなばかなはなしはしんじられない。
I can't believe such a ridiculous story.
母の実家は鹿児島にあります。
ははのじっかはかごしまにあります。
My mother's family home is in Kagoshima.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 鹿麓麓 (foot of a mountain) is 林 over this same 鹿.
- 鹿薦薦 hides a squashed 鹿 under the grass radical 艹.
Common mistakes
- The か reading appears only inside compounds such as 鹿児島 and 小鹿 — on its own it is しか
- 馬鹿 is almost always written in kana (バカ) in ordinary writing
Memory aid
Picture it
A pictograph: the two marks on top are the antlers, and the strokes below are the body and the thin legs.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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