羊 — kanji meaning “sheep”
羊
sheep
- Meanings
- sheep
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- ひつじ
- Name readings
- よ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1852 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 123
- Chinese reading
- yáng — Chinese character page
Words with 羊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羊毛 | ようもう youmou | wool |
| 子羊 | こひつじ kohitsuji | lamb |
| 羊水 | ようすい yousui | amniotic fluid |
| 山羊 | やぎ yagi | goat |
| 羊羹 | ようかん youkan | yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar |
| 牧羊 | ぼくよう bokuyou | sheep farming |
| 羊皮紙 | ようひし youhishi | parchment |
| 羊肉 | ようにく youniku | mutton; lamb (meat) |
| 羊蹄 | ぎしぎし gishigishi | Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus) |
| 羊歯 | しだ shida | fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery |
| 羊腸 | ようちょう youchou | winding; zigzag; meandering |
| 羊駱駝 | アルパカ arupaka | alpaca (Vicugna pacos) |
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