鹿
鹿 — Deer
deer
On’yomiロク (roku)
Kun’yomiしか (shika)
Kun’yomiか (ka)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鹿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鹿 | しか shika | deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid |
| 馬鹿 | ばか baka | idiot; moron; fool |
| 馬鹿らしい | ばからしい bakarashii | absurd; foolish; stupid |
| 牡鹿 | おじか ojika | buck (male deer) |
Study notes
鹿 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #957 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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