Translation

shika means "Deer" in English.
Sometimes shika doesn't mean the animal, see homonyms.

shika written with kanji is 鹿.
This is a jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
shika written with katakana is シカ.
shika written with hiragana is しか.
Romaji shi ka
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji 鹿
School Level

Homonyms & Similar Words

  • shika しか is a particle meaning "except." For example: kore shika nai これしかない means "[there is] nothing except this."

Trivia

Synonyms

Further Reading

Wikipedia: 鹿 (Deer)