羊(ひつじ)

ひつじ
noun
sheep
animal-mammal
1. sheep
A domesticated ruminant animal kept for its wool and meat. Counter: 匹(ひき) or 頭(とう).
羊(ひつじ)がいる。
There are sheep.
Make a sweater from sheep's wool.
They say counting sheep makes you sleepy.
Sheep are animals that move in flocks.
I hear that in spring they shear the sheep at the ranch and spin the wool into yarn to sell.

羊(ひつじ) refers to sheep, a domesticated animal raised for wool and meat.

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Cultural note

One of the twelve zodiac animals. Written as 未(ひつじ) in zodiac context (未年(ひつじどし) - Year of the Sheep).

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