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็†Š
็†Š
14 strokes
Frequency: 1105
JLPT N1
Grade 4

Meanings

bear

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใพ

Common Words

็†Š
ใใพ
ใ‚ฏใƒž
Noun
Freq #4603
1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

Examples
ใƒ™ใƒณใ‚ธใƒฃใƒŸใƒณใฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒซใงใ‚ฏใƒžใ‚’ๆ’ƒใฃใŸใ€‚
Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
็†Šๆœฌ
ใใพใ‚‚ใจ
Noun
Freq #28147
1

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

็†Šๆœฌ็œŒ
ใใพใ‚‚ใจใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #47941
1

Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyลซshลซ)

็†Šๆ‰‹
ใใพใง
Noun
Freq #51309
1

rake; fork; bamboo rake

ๅฐ็†Š
ๅญ็†Š
ใ“ใใพ
Noun
Freq #53422
1

small bear; bear cub

Examples
ใ€Œ็งใฏๆฃฎใฎไธญใซๅฐ็†Šใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใซ่กŒใใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใฏใชใ„ใ€ใจๅ…„ใŒใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚
"I am not going into the forest after bear cubs," said the elder brother.
ใ—ใ‚ใใพ
็™ฝ็†Š
็™ฝใใพ
ใ‚ทใƒญใ‚ฏใƒž
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #61254
1

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Examples
ใ‚ทใƒญใ‚ฏใƒžใฏๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœฐๆ–นใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Polar bears live in the Arctic.
ใ‚ใชใใพ
็ฉด็†Š
ใ‚ขใƒŠใ‚ฐใƒž
่ฒ›
ใ‚ใชใใพ
Noun
Freq #61308
1

Word usually written using kana alone

badger

Examples
ใ‚ขใƒŠใ‚ฐใƒžใฏๆทฑใ„็ฉดใ‚’ๆŽ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Badgers dig deep holes.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

Eurasian badger (Meles meles)

3

Abbreviation; Shogi

anaguma castle (defensive opening)

ใใพใ–ใ•
็†Š็ฌน
้šˆ็ฌน
ใ‚ฏใƒžใ‚ถใ‚ต
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #64469
1

kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo

ใฏใ„ใ„ใ‚ใใพ
็ฐ่‰ฒ็†Š
ใƒใ‚คใ‚คใƒญใ‚ฐใƒž
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #78709
1

grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

็†Š่‚‰
ใใพใซใ
Noun
Freq #82507
1

bear meat

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