Usage patterns
〈人〉が羊を飼うto raise/keep sheep
My grandfather keeps sheep in the mountains.
羊の毛を刈るto shear a sheep's wool
When spring comes, they shear the sheep's wool.
羊を数えるto count sheep (to fall asleep)
On sleepless nights, it helps to count sheep.
羊が鳴くa sheep bleats
The sheep are bleating in the pasture.
Expressions
屠所の羊discouraged person; like a sheep being led to a slaughterhouse
