noun
Refers to a young sheep, often with connotations of innocence or gentleness.
牧場で子羊が草を食べている。
Lambs are eating grass in the pasture.
彼女は子羊のようにおとなしい。
She is as gentle as a lamb.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Less common variant; 仔 specifically means young animal.
Also common; uses 小 (small) instead of 子 (child).
Rare single-character form using an outdated kanji.
羊 is the general term for sheep, while 子羊 specifically means a young sheep (lamb).
Compound of 子 (こ, child) and 羊 (ひつじ, sheep). The reading こひつじ is a straightforward combination of the two components.