Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 山羊(やぎ) in Japanese

山羊, 野羊
Kana Reading
やぎ, ヤギ
Romaji
yagi, yagi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    goat
    Example sentence
    羊と山羊の区別がわかりますか。 Can you tell a sheep from a goat?

Examples of 山羊, 野羊, やぎ, ヤギ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

羊 JLPT 1

6 strokes

sheep

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: ひつじ

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山 JLPT 5

3 strokes

mountain

On'Yomi: サン, セン

Kun'Yomi: やま

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野 JLPT 4

11 strokes

plains, field, rustic, civilian life

On'Yomi: ヤ, ショ

Kun'Yomi: の, の-

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