• 羊ひつじ — sheep
• 羊毛ようもう — wool
• 羊乳ようにゅう — sheep’s milk
• 牧羊ぼくよう — sheep herding
• 綿羊めんよう — domestic sheep

The character 羊 is a pictograph showing the head and curved horns of a sheep. In East Asian culture, sheep have been associated with gentleness, kindness, and sometimes prosperity. It’s also one of the twelve zodiac animals (the eighth in the cycle).