牝鹿

牝鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牝	鹿
め Hyōgaiji	しか > じか Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 雌鹿

Etymology

牝 (me, “female”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) め​じか [méꜜjìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) めじか [mèjíká] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [me̞ʑika̠]

Noun

牝鹿 (hiragana めじか, rōmaji mejika)

1. a doe (female deer)

See also

• 牡 (お)鹿 (じか) (ojika)