牡鹿

Japanese

Etymology

牡 (o-, “male”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​じか [óꜜjìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) おじか [òjíká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ʑika̠]

Noun

Kanji in this term
牡	鹿
お Jinmeiyō	しか > じか Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
雄鹿

牡(お)鹿(じか) • (ojika) ^{←をじか (wozika)?}

1. a stag; a buck

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 大鹿 (ōjika, “elk”)

See also

• 牝(め)鹿(じか) (mejika)

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
牡	鹿
お Jinmeiyō	しか Grade: 4
kun’yomi

牡(お)鹿(しか) • (Oshika) ^{←をしか (wosika)?}

1. a place name