赤鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	鹿
あか Grade: 1	しか Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あかしか [àkáshíká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ɕi̥ka̠]

Noun

赤(あか)鹿(しか) or 赤鹿(アカシカ) • (akashika) 

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アカシカ.