• 鹿しか — deer
• 鹿児島かごしま — Kagoshima (place name)
• 鹿角しかづの — antlers
• 鹿毛かげ — bay (brown) horse hair
• 鹿肉しかにく — venison
• 神鹿しんろく — divine deer (in mythology)

象形文字（pictograph）: This character is based on the shape of a deer with long antlers. It is one of the relatively few kanji where the radical and the main character are identical — representing the full concept of the animal.

The kun readings しか and か are native Japanese terms for deer. The on reading ロク appears in formal or compound expressions like 鹿苑 (ろくおん).

奈良ならでは 鹿しかが 自由じゆうに歩あるいています。
In Nara, deer walk around freely.

鹿児島かごしまは 南みなみの県けんです。
Kagoshima is a prefecture in the south.

鹿角しかづのを 飾かざった店みせがありました。
There was a shop decorated with antlers.

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