Translation guide
A sheep that has wandered away from its flock or owner. In Japanese, this is expressed with a noun phrase combining 'stray' or 'lost' with 'sheep'.
Referring to an actual sheep that is lost or has wandered off.
The most common and natural way to say 'stray sheep' in Japanese. Literally 'lost child sheep', it implies a sheep that has become separated and is wandering.
I found a stray sheep on the farm.
Emphasizes that the sheep has become separated from the flock. 'はぐれる' means to stray from a group.
A more literary or archaic term, often used in religious or metaphorical contexts (e.g., the 'lost sheep' in the Bible). Less common in everyday speech.
A stray sheep was walking along the road.
There is a parable of the lost sheep in the Bible.