deer; cervid
General term for deer; often refers specifically to the sika deer (Cervus nippon) native to Japan.
There are many deer in Nara Park.
At night, deer sometimes appear on the mountain road.
A deer jumped out onto the road.
I fed rice crackers to the deer at Nara Park.
Hunting deer is permitted in that region.
large deer · moose; elk; red deer
moose; elk
fawn
buck; male deer
Hokkaido sika deer; Yezo sika deer
hinged bamboo water cup that clacks when it tips
common muntjac; Indian muntjac; barking deer
kajika frog
doe; female deer
chevrotain; mouse deer
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
Katakana spelling used in biological contexts or for emphasis.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Native Japanese word. The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 鹿 is conventionally associated with deer.
red deer
simple deer-hunting blind
babirusa
earthenware toy of a monkey on a deer
deerskin; deer leather
venison; deer meat