| 2855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 407 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 19933 | Morohashi |
| 839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2552 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2609 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牡蠣 【カキ】 oyster, oyster shell
- 牡丹 【ボタン】 tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), moutan, wild boar (meat)
- 牝牡 【ヒンボ】 male and female (animals)
- 牡丹 【ボタン】 tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), moutan, wild boar (meat)
Kun reading compounds
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 牡馬 【ぼば】 male horse
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- macho
- masculino
Portuguese
French
| 2472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2451.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7261 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
957 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鹿 【シカ】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
- 白鹿 【ハクロク】 white deer
- 神鹿 【シンロク】 deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
Kun reading compounds
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿猪 【しかいのしし】 babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿 【かのしし】 venison, deer
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しし
- Korean:
- rog
Spanish
- venado
- ciervo
Portuguese
French
- cerf
| 1141 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5375 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1999 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1823 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2038 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1996 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47586 | Morohashi |
| 3126 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7017 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2154 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0021.2 | Four corner code |
| 0021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9e7f | Unicode hex code |