羊 means “sheep”

ひつじ · hitsuji

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ひつじ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨウ

Taught in grade 3 · 6 strokes

The story

Gentle and cloud-like, 羊 appears in the kanji for beauty (美) and ocean (洋). In the Chinese zodiac used in Japan, the Year of the Sheep brings creativity and calm.

Used in 羊毛 (youmou, wool) and 子羊 (kohitsuji, lamb)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.