熊
熊

bear

14 strokesFrequency 1,105JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ユウ

Kun

くま

Dictionary

Common Words

熊くまクマNounFreq #4603
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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

Examples
ベンジャミンはライフルでクマを撃った。
Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
熊本くまもとNounFreq #28147
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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

熊本県くまもとけんNounFreq #47941
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Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)

熊手くまでNounFreq #51309
1

rake; fork; bamboo rake

小熊子熊こぐまNounFreq #53422
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small bear; bear cub

Examples
「私は森の中に小熊を探しに行くつもりはない」と兄がいった。
"I am not going into the forest after bear cubs," said the elder brother.
しろくま白熊白くまシロクマNounUsually kanaFreq #61254
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polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Examples
シロクマは北極地方に住んでいる。
Polar bears live in the Arctic.
あなぐま穴熊アナグマ貛あなくまNounFreq #61308
1

Word usually written using kana alone

badger

Examples
アナグマは深い穴を掘る。
Badgers dig deep holes.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

Eurasian badger (Meles meles)

3

Abbreviation; Shogi

anaguma castle (defensive opening)

くまざさ熊笹隈笹クマザサNounUsually kanaFreq #64469
1

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

はいいろぐま灰色熊ハイイログマNounUsually kanaFreq #78709
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grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

熊肉くまにくNounFreq #82507
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bear meat

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