Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
羊 (6)
ヨウ
ひつじ
Alternate Form 羋
S/B 
BIS 
S/B and BIS are pictographs of a goat, but 羊 came to be identified with sheep, an animal regarded both as well-formed/attractive (compare 美) and as useful for human life, being an abundant supplier of wool and meat. The sound of the character simulates bleating.
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