牡お鹿じか

noun

buck; male deer

Refers specifically to a male deer; contrast with 牝鹿 (めじか, doe).

See also: 雌鹿

• 森もりの中なかで大おおきな牡お鹿じかを見みつけた。

  I spotted a large buck in the forest.

• 牡お鹿じかの角つのは毎まい年とし生はえ変かわる。

  A buck's antlers are shed and regrown every year.