123456
Keyword
sheep
Frequency
#1852
Strokes
6
Grade
3
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
586
Readings
ひつじ60%
ヨウ40%
Mnemonic
Behind a fence of three rails and a stick, only a pair of curled horns pokes up: a sheep is grazing.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
羊ひつじ
sheep (Ovis aries)
Noun
羊よう肉にく
mutton; lamb (meat)
Noun
山羊やぎ
goat
Noun
羊よう羹かん
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
Noun
羊歯しだ
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
Noun
羊よう水すい
amniotic fluid
Noun
羚羊かもしか
serow; wild goat
Noun
牧ぼく羊よう
sheep farming
Noun
羊蹄ぎしぎし
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
Noun
日本にほん羚羊かもしか
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Noun
海うみ羊歯しだ
feather star (Comatulida spp.); comatulid; Comanthus japonica (species of feather star)
Noun
羚れい羊よう
antelope
Noun
羊よう腸ちょう
winding; zigzag; meandering; sheep intestines
Taru-adjective