羊（ひつじ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: sheep
Example sentences
- 牧場でたくさんの羊を見た。 — I saw a lot of sheep at the ranch.
- 羊の毛でセーターを作る。 — A sweater is made from sheep's wool.
Idioms & proverbs containing “羊”
- 羊頭狗肉 (ようとうくにく) — crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement
- 多岐亡羊 (たきぼうよう) — too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate
- 羊質虎皮 (ようしつこひ) — sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance
- 亡羊補牢 (ぼうようほろう) — locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lost
- 羝羊 (ていよう) — ram (sheep)
- 亡羊の嘆 (ぼうようのたん) — bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “羊” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)