Word Meaning 羊飼い

ひつじかい hitsujikai

羊飼い is read as ひつじかい (hitsujikai) and means shepherd.

Meaning

English

shepherd
shepherdess

Reading

Kana

ひつじかい

Romaji

hitsujikai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 130653 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

羊

ひつじ

sheep (Ovis aries)

羊毛

ようもう

wool

羊肉

ようにく

mutton

羊水

ようすい

amniotic fluid

羊水検査

ようすいけんさ

amniotic diagnosis

羊毛協会

ようもうきょうかい

Wool Bureau

羊小屋

ひつじごや

sheepfold

羊水過少症

ようすいかしょうしょう

oligohydramnios

放し飼い

はなしがい

letting run free (dog, child, etc.)

子飼い

こがい

rearing from infancy

室内飼い

しつないがい

keeping (a pet) indoors

多頭飼い

たとうがい

owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)

Example Sentences

羊飼いが羊の番をしていた。

There were shepherds keeping watch over their flock.

羊飼いはいつも羊に「羊の利害と自分の利害は同じだ」と説得しようとしている。

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

羊飼いの少年 Sheep's Boy