11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
JLPT exam level N1
deer
Kun'yomi
し か deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon) か deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
On'yomi
ロク deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
Nanori
し し beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer) ②hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
Character Breakdown
Common Words
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld) ②inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
References
| Unicode hex code | 9E7F |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-15 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 5375 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 7017 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3126 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3879 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1996 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2695 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1999 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2154 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1141 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1823 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1999 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 47586 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 2279 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 2038 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 2018 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3q8.5 |
| Four corner code | 0021.1 |
| De Roo Code | 556 |