羊
sheep
6 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 1852.
Readings
- ひつじ (kun reading): 羊 (ひつじ) sheep (Ovis aries); 羊飼い (ひつじかい) shepherd
- ヨウ (on reading): 羊毛 (ようもう) wool; 羊羹 (ようかん) yōkan
- Read as a whole word: 山羊 (やぎ) goat; 山羊座 (やぎざ) Capricornus (constellation); 山羊乳 (やぎにゅう) goat's milk
Components
Kanji containing 羊
- 業 business
- 鮮 fresh
- 着 don
- 義 righteousness
- 差 distinction
- 様 Esq.
- 達 accomplished
- 洋 ocean
- 善 virtuous
- 遅 slow
- 養 foster
- 群 flock
- 詳 detailed
- 祥 auspicious
- 姜 Chinese surname
- 翔 soar
- 叢 plexus
- 佯 pretend
- 羌 barbarian
- 庠 school
- 恙 illness
- 羔 lamb
- 痒 itchy
- 盖 cover
- 羝 male sheep
- 羞 feel ashamed
- 羣 group
- 羨 envious
- 觧 notes
- 漾 drift
- 樣 Esq.
- 羯 barbarian
- 羶 smelling like a sheep
- 羸 thin
- 譱 virtuous
Words using 羊
- 羊 (ひつじ) sheep (Ovis aries)
- 羊飼い (ひつじかい) shepherd
- 子羊 (こひつじ) lamb
- 牡羊座 (おひつじざ) Aries (constellation)
- 牡羊 (おひつじ) ram (sheep)
- 羊毛 (ようもう) wool
- 羊羹 (ようかん) yōkan
- 羊肉 (ようにく) mutton
- 牧羊 (ぼくよう) sheep farming
- 羊皮紙 (ようひし) parchment
- 山羊 (やぎ) goat
- 山羊座 (やぎざ) Capricornus (constellation)
- 山羊乳 (やぎにゅう) goat's milk
- アンゴラ山羊 (アンゴラやぎ) Angora goat
- カシミア山羊 (カシミアやぎ) Cashmere goat
76 words in all.