also: おしか · おか
noun
buck; male deer
Refers specifically to a male deer; contrast with 牝鹿 (めじか, doe).
See also: 牝鹿
森の中で大きな牡鹿を見つけた。
I spotted a large buck in the forest.
牡鹿の角は毎年生え変わる。
A buck's antlers are shed and regrown every year.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common than 牡鹿.
Rare alternate reading.
Obsolete kana usage.
牝鹿 means a female deer (doe), while 牡鹿 is specifically a male deer (buck).
Compound of 牡 (お, male) + 鹿 (しか, deer). The reading おじか is a standard rendaku form.