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Kanji Detail for 羊 - "sheep, gentle, auspicious"

羊

  • Meaning

    羊 means "sheep, gentle, auspicious."

    1. Sheep - A woolly domestic animal.

    2. Auspicious - Favorable; good luck.

    3. Gentle - Mild and docile.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sheep

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sheep, goat

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A ruminant domestic animal. There are two types: sheep and goats. Sheep have long curly wool. Ewes have no horns. Rams have a pair of small horns. Twisted and spiral-shaped. Their hides can be made into fur garments. Or their wool can be used to make felts and woolens. Goats were anciently called 吳羊. Their hair is short. Color mostly white. Horns curve backward. Their hair can also be used.
  • Onyomitip

    yoh(よう) よう

  • Kunyomitip

    hitsuji(ひつじ) ひつじ

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    羊 (hitsuji・hitsujihen)

  • Related Keywords
    sheep lamb wool gentle mild docile auspicious lucky fortunate good peaceful meek innocent pure flock pastoral tender soft kind blessed

Sentences including 羊

  • The boy was watching the sheep.

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