Particular attention has been paid to the two-letter kanji '給羊' through the ages, and there has been a long-term controversy as to whether the kanji '羊' (a sheep) means a direction or a personal name.
特に｢給羊｣の字は古くから注目され、その「羊」の字は方角説、人名説など長い間論争されてきた。