Japanese Word of the Day

鹿
しか - shika

deer

Definitions

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鹿

1. n. deer

奈良公園には鹿しかいない。 - There is nothing but deer in Nara Park.

2. n. deer meat: venison

3. n. short for 猪武者: a reckless warrior

4. n. short for 鹿狩り: a deer hunter

5. n. (slang) a female attendant at a bathhouse or hot spring

6. n. Usage: The beast sense is more commonly spelled 獣.

7. n. deer

8. n. venison or wild boar meat

shika