しか
Meanings
Noun
1. deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
serow; wild goat
buck (male deer)
venison; deer meat
doe (female deer)
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
the aim (in a campaign)
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Examples (7 in total)
They hunted deer and foxes.
The deer slept on a bed of leaves.
He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.