羊

sheep

JLPT N1 Grade 3 6 strokes

Kun'yomi: ひつじ
On'yomi: ヨウ

羊 means "sheep". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 6 strokes. It is read ひつじ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

羊 in example sentences

羊ひつじは草くさを食たべる。

Hitsuji wa kusa o taberu.

Sheep eat grass.
羊ひつじは何なんて鳴なくの？

Hitsuji wa nan te naku no?

What sound does a sheep make?
野原のはらには六ろく頭とうの羊ひつじがいた。

Nohara ni wa rokutou no hitsuji ga ita.

There were six sheep in the field.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 羊 mean?: 羊 means "sheep". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 羊 have?: 羊 is written in 6 strokes.
How is 羊 read?: It is read ひつじ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 羊?: 羊 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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