Japanese

くま
Meaning: bear
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

熊

Example sentences

I found bear footprints in the mountain.
村は突然熊に襲われた。
The village was suddenly attacked by a bear.
山の中で偶然、熊に遭遇した。
I unexpectedly encountered a bear in the mountains.
熊が突然登山客に襲い掛かった。
A bear suddenly attacked the hiker.
その凶暴な熊は村人たちを恐怖に陥れた。
The ferocious bear terrified the villagers.
その森には獰猛な熊が生息している。
Ferocious bears live in that forest.
猟師は熊を追って山に入った
The hunter went into the mountains to chase the bear.
熊は冬の間、冬眠する。
Bears hibernate during winter.

Usage Notes

A large mammal of the family Ursidae. In Japan, brown bears (higuma) live in Hokkaido and Asiatic black bears (tsukinowaguma) live in Honshu and further south.

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