羊毛|ようもうyoumou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivewool
   オーストラリアは多おおくの羊毛ようもうを輸出ゆしゅつしている。↗

   Australia exports a lot of wool.

• SynonymウールNeutralLoanword, often seen on clothing-fabric labels like 「ウール100%」. 「羊毛」 can be used the same way, though it sounds a bit plainer.
• Related毛糸けいとNeutralSpun yarn for knitting. 「羊毛」 names sheep's wool itself, whether as raw material, fiber or material, rather than the yarn spun from it.

For sheep's wool, whether raw material or finished material, use 「羊毛」, as in 「羊毛のセーター」. Knitting yarn is 「毛糸」; for clothing fabric, people usually say 「ウール」.

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1. 羊ひつじの毛け。ウール。