# 羊 — sheep

羊 means “sheep”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: ひつじ (hitsuji). You'll see it in words such as 羊 (hitsuji, “sheep”).

- Meaning: sheep
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: ひつじ (hitsuji)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

## Words with 羊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 羊 | ひつじ (hitsuji) | sheep |

## Don't confuse it with

[洋](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/western/) · [美](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beauty/)

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/. Last updated 2026-11-01.