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sheep
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingひつじ

Meanings

  1. sheepRtK
  1. sheep (Ovis aries)

Radicals and components

Radicalsheep
Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 586

Compound words

彼はそのをつかまえようとした。
He tried to take hold of the sheep.tatoeba
彼はかなり多くのを持っている。
He owns a good few sheep.tatoeba
彼は、いわば迷える子だ。
He is, as it were, a stray sheep.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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