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Note
Also written using katakana.
Breakdown of shika
deer
鹿
You try to compare the deer that are living on a cliff in the west.
Usages of shika
森 の 中 で 鹿 を 見ました。mori no naka de shika o mimashita.
I saw a deer in the forest.
鹿 は 木 の 葉 や 草 を 食べます。shika wa ki no wa ya kusa o tabemasu.
Deer eat tree leaves and grass. (among other things)
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