• 鹿しか — deer
• 鹿児島かごしま — a prefecture in southern Japan
• 鹿角しかづの — antlers
• 鹿肉しかにく — venison
• 神鹿しんろく — divine deer (mythology)

象形文字 (pictograph). The shape of a deer with antlers is depicted. One of the few kanji where the radical and the full character are identical. Kun readings: しか / か (native). On reading: ロク, used in compounds like 鹿苑ろくおん.