mutton; lamb (meat)
Refers to the meat of sheep, covering both adult sheep (mutton) and young sheep (lamb).
今夜は羊肉のカレーを作ろう。
Let's make lamb curry tonight.
We grilled and ate mutton at the yakiniku restaurant.
この地域では羊肉がよく食べられている。
Mutton is commonly eaten in this region.
香辛料を使って羊肉のにおいを消した。
I used spices to get rid of the gamey smell of the mutton.
I stewed the mutton together with vegetables.
Compound of 羊 (ひつじ, 'sheep') and 肉 (にく, 'meat'). The reading ようにく is the standard on'yomi combination.