子鹿

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
鹿

Grade: 1
しか > じか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

(ko, child) +‎ 鹿 (shika, deer)

The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun[edit]

()鹿(じか) (kojika

  1. a fawn (young deer)
    ()鹿(じか)(もの)(がたり)
    Kojika Monogatari
    The Yearling