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鹿
On'yomi
ロク
ROKU
Kun'yomi
しか・か
shika / ka
deer
nature
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#957
Radical鹿deer(11)
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Component Breakdown
鹿=
广コ丨比
cliff + コ + 丨 + 比
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of deer.
Symbolism
Deer, divine messenger, forest. Represents sacred animal.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Deer standing
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
馬鹿慇懃
ばかいんぎん
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness; overdone politeness
Proverbs & Idioms
馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない
ばかはしななきゃなおらない
A fool won't be cured until death
Some people never learn
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
奥山に もみぢ踏み分け 鳴く鹿の 声聞く時ぞ 秋は悲しき
Poem #5 from Hyakunin Isshu
猿丸大夫Sarumaru Dayū
9th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
世の中よ 道こそなけれ 思ひ入る 山の奥にも 鹿ぞ鳴くなる
Poem #83 from Hyakunin Isshu
皇太后宮大夫俊成Kōtaigōgū no Daibu Toshinari
12th century