6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

sheep

Kun'yomi
  • sheep (Ovis aries)
On'yomi
  • ヨウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ひつじ 88.2%
ヨウ 11.8%

Character Breakdown

sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

References

Unicode hex code 7F8A
JIS X 0208 1-45-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3656
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4658
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2183
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2708
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1383
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1870
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 547
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 586
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1703
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 273
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1326
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28425
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 986
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 288
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 288
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1657
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 426
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 274
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 488
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1565
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 553
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o4.1
Four corner code 8050.1
De Roo Code 955