山羊(やぎ)

やぎ
noun
goat
1. goat
A domesticated animal with horns and a beard, related to sheep.
山羊(やぎ)が草(くさ)を食(た)べている。
The goat is eating grass.
山羊(やぎ)の乳(ちち)からチーズを作(つく)る。
Cheese is made from goat's milk.
山羊(やぎ)は高(たか)いところに登(のぼ)るのが得意(とくい)だ。
Goats are good at climbing high places.

山羊(やぎ) is distinct from 羊(ひつじ) (sheep).

RELATED TERMS:

  • ヤギ乳(にゅう): goat's milk
  • ヤギチーズ: goat cheese
  • 子(こ)ヤギ: kid (baby goat)

KANJI NOTE: The kanji 山{羊(ひつじ)|やぎ} literally means 'mountain sheep.'

ZODIAC: The goat/sheep is the 8th animal in the Chinese zodiac (未(ひつじ)年(どし)), though in Japanese 羊(ひつじ) (sheep) is more commonly used.

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Added 2026.1.16 12:26 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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