ラム

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Meanings

1

Refers to a young sheep. The native Japanese word 子羊 is also common.

See also: 子羊

牧ぼく場じょうでラムが草くさを食たべている。
A lamb is eating grass on the farm.

2

Used in cooking and food contexts. Often appears in compound words like ラム肉 or ラムチョップ.

今こん夜やはラムのローストを作つくるつもりだ。
I'm going to make roast lamb tonight.

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Usage patterns

ラムを焼やくto grill/roast lamb
今こん夜やはラムを焼やいて食たべようと思おもう。
I'm thinking of grilling lamb for dinner tonight.
ラムを飼かうto raise/keep lambs
牧ぼく場じょうで数すう頭とうのラムを飼かっている。
They keep several lambs on the farm.

Related words

子こ羊ひつじ sense 1
子羊 is the native Japanese word for a young sheep, while ラム is the same idea borrowed from English and used more often in casual or menu contexts.

Don't confuse with

マトン sense 2
ラム is meat from a young sheep, while マトン is meat from an adult sheep, so the two are often confused but refer to different ages of the animal.
ラム
ラム (rum) is the sugarcane-based spirit, while ラム (lamb) refers to young sheep meat, as seen in ラムチョップ; the two share identical katakana spelling but have no relation in meaning.

Counted with

頭とうN3sense 1
As a live animal, ラム is counted with 頭, the standard counter for large animals like sheep and cattle.

Word family

ラムコーク
rum and Coke; Cuba libre
ラム酒しゅ
rum
ラムウール
lamb's wool
ラムスキン
lambskin
ラムチョップ
lamb chop
ラムレーズン
rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'lamb'.