Kanji Detail for 麝 - "musk deer"

麝

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
麝 means "musk deer."
1. Musk deer - A mammal of the family Moschidae; males secrete musk used in perfumery.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

musk deer

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

musk deer

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus); also called 香獐子

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

musk deer

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

An animal name. Like a deer but smaller. No horns. Black fur. The abdominal area has a lump formed of skin fat. Large as a hen's egg. Called 麝香 (musk). Used medicinally. Very valuable. | An animal name. Like a deer but smaller. No horns. Brown fur. Found everywhere in hills and fields. Also written as 獐.
Onyomi

ja(じゃ)

seki(せき)

sha(しゃ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

21 strokes
Radical

鹿 (shika)
Related Keywords
musk deer mammal family moschidae males secrete perfumery