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sheep
A domesticated ruminant animal kept for its wool and meat. Counter: 匹 or 頭.
羊がいる。
There are sheep.
羊の毛でセーターを作る。
Make a sweater from sheep's wool.
羊を数えると眠くなると言われている。
They say counting sheep makes you sleepy.
羊は群れで行動する動物です。
Sheep are animals that move in flocks.
春になると牧場の羊の毛を刈って、それを糸にして売るそうだ。
I hear that in spring they shear the sheep at the ranch and spin the wool into yarn to sell.
羊 refers to sheep, a domesticated animal raised for wool and meat.
COUNTERS:
- 一匹, 二匹... (small animals)
- 一頭, 二頭... (larger animals, formal)
RELATED WORDS:
- 羊毛: wool
- 羊肉: mutton/lamb (meat)
- ラム: lamb (meat, from English)
- 牧羊: sheep farming
ZODIAC:
One of the twelve zodiac animals. Written as 未 in zodiac context (未年 - Year of the Sheep).
EXPRESSIONS:
- 迷える羊: lost sheep (metaphor for lost/confused person)
- 羊を数える: to count sheep (to fall asleep)
Related Words
Related:
豚 (pig)