牡鹿

Japanese

Etymology

牡 (o-, “male”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Alternative forms

雄鹿

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (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: S
kun’yomi

牡鹿 (hiragana おじか, rōmaji ojika, historical hiragana をじか)

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: S
kun’yomi

牡鹿 (hiragana おしか, rōmaji Oshika, historical hiragana をしか)

a place name

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