羊ひつじ飼かい

noun

shepherd; shepherdess

Refers to a person who herds and tends sheep. Gender-neutral in Japanese; context determines whether male or female.

• 羊ひつじ飼かいは毎まい日にち、羊ひつじを牧ぼく草そう地ちに連つれて行いく。

  The shepherd takes the sheep to the pasture every day.

• 聖せい書しょには羊ひつじ飼かいの話はなしがよく出でてくる。

  Stories of shepherds often appear in the Bible.