鹿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鹿 is read as しか and is a noun for a deer.
• Basic usage: Counting one animal appears in 一頭の鹿, while a deer-shaped object appears in 鹿の置物.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Animal and representation
  • It can identify the living animal or modify another noun to describe an ornament or pattern representing a deer.
• Difference from トナカイ
  • It should be distinguished from the specific word for reindeer; this is the basic everyday word for deer.