ニホンジカ

noun

sika deer; Japanese deer; spotted deer

Refers to the species Cervus nippon, native to East Asia and common in Japan. In everyday contexts, simply シカ is often used.

• 奈な良ら公こう園えんにはたくさんのニホンジカがいる。

  There are many sika deer in Nara Park.

• ニホンジカは日本にほんの在ざい来らい種しゅです。

  The sika deer is a native species of Japan.