Illustration: At the edge of a Japanese mountain village, a sika deer stretches its neck over a low vegetable-garden fence to nibble a dangling bean leaf. Its branching antlers, large alert ears, spotted flanks, slender legs, and divided hooves are clearly visible.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

鹿しか

shika

deer

Example sentences

  1. 鹿しかは命懸いのちがけで逃にげた。

    A deer ran for its life.

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  2. 鹿しかは驚おどろいて急いそいで逃にげていった。

    The deer darted off in alarm.

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  3. 私わたしたちは鹿しかの通とおったあとをたどった。

    We followed the deer’s tracks.

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Kanji in 鹿

  • 鹿deerOnロクKunしか・か

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