字の旅3,000 years in three forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲265 (商)
Oracle bone and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Animals & Wildlife
鹿
鹿 deer
しか shika
11 strokesRadical of 4 kanjiPart of 3
Your ink in 鹿0% painted · 0 of 4 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
A deer. Current form is highly abstracted – legs have transformed to 比 – note grouping of front and rear legs, which are bent – head has transformed to middle component (similar to 凸/曲), while antlers on top and extended lip/mouth on left transformed into 广.
Source: Wiktionary, 鹿 (rev. 92720584), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Prance through the forest! Imagine a magnificent stag with branching antlers peering through the trees. This radical represents grace, nature, and the festive elegance of wildlife. When you see it, think of the deep woods, the beauty of the natural world, and the "royal" presence of a deer in the landscape.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates deer, wildlife, forest beauty, elegance, or concepts related to jubilation and majestic appearances.
一覧
Every kanji with 鹿 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 4 kanji