子こ羊ひつじ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a young sheep, often with connotations of innocence or gentleness.

Lambs are eating grass in the pasture.

彼かの女じょは子こ羊ひつじのようにおとなしい。

She is as gentle as a lamb.

子こ羊ひつじの毛け皮がわlambskin (leather/fur from a young sheep)
このコートは子こ羊ひつじの毛け皮がわで作つくられている。
This coat is made from lambskin.
子こ羊ひつじのように〈形けい容よう詞し〉as gentle/meek as a lamb
彼かの女じょは子こ羊ひつじのように大人おとなしい人ひとだ。
She's as meek as a lamb.

羊ひつじN2
羊 is the general word for sheep of any age, while 子羊 specifically means a young sheep, i.e. a lamb.
ラム
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.

子こ牛うしN2
子羊 means a baby sheep (lamb) while 仔牛 means a baby cow (calf); the two young-animal words are easy to mix up.

Compound of 子 (こ, child) and 羊 (ひつじ, sheep). The reading こひつじ is a straightforward combination of the two components.

counter for small animals · counter for rolls of cloth · archaic counter for horses · roll of cloth