羊 — sheep, goat
ひつじ
羊
sheep
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
animal
U+7F8A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1852
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #586
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #123
Meanings
- sheep
- goat
word
ひつじ hitsuji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.