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熊

熊 — bear

On
ユウ
Kun
くま
Strokes
14
JLPT
N1
School grade
4

Common words with 熊

  • 熊くまbear (any mammal of family Ursidae)Common
  • 熊手くまでrake; fork; bamboo rakeOccasional
  • 穴熊あなぐまbadgerOccasional
  • 熊本くまもとKumamoto (city, prefecture)Occasional
  • 熊本県くまもとけんKumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)Rare
  • アメリカ熊アメリカぐまAmerican black bear (Ursus americanus)Rare
  • 母熊ははぐまmother bearRare
  • 熊肉くまにくbear meatRare
  • 熊四手くましでJapanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica)Rare
  • 金熊賞きんくましょうGolden Bear (highest prize at the Berlin International Film Festival)Rare
  • 熊祭りくままつりAinu bear-sacrifice festival; IomanteRare
  • 熊の実くまのみclownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clark…Rare
  • 鼻熊はなぐまcoati; coatimundiRare
  • 袋熊ふくろぐまkoala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Rare
  • 熊虫くまむしtardigrade; water bearRare
  • 熊本工業大学くまもとこうぎょうだいがくKumamoto Institute of TechnologyRare
  • 熊送りくまおくりbear-sacrifice ceremony; ritual killing of a bearRare
  • 銀熊賞ぎんくましょうSilver Bear (award at the Berlin International Film Festival)Rare
  • 熊狩りくまがりbear huntingRare
  • 熊さん八っつあんくまさんはっつあんthe average Joe; the man in the streetRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 76 words that use 熊.

  • 熊 くま bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
  • 熊手 くまで rake; fork; bamboo rake
  • 穴熊 あなぐま badger
  • 熊本 くまもと Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
  • 熊本県 くまもとけん Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)

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