Kanji

bear

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ユウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くま

Nanori (Name Reading)

かげ, くま

Example sentences

くま
山で熊の足跡を見つけた。

I found bear footprints in the mountain.

襲う おそう
村は突然熊に襲われた。

The village was suddenly attacked by a bear.

熊本 くまもと
熊本は温泉と美味しい食べ物で有名です。

Kumamoto is famous for its hot springs and delicious food.

嘉島 かしま
嘉島町は熊本県にあります。

Kashima Town is located in Kumamoto Prefecture.

子熊 こぐま
動物園で生まれた子熊は、母親のそばで眠っている。

A bear cub born at the zoo is sleeping beside its mother.

母熊 ははぐま
母熊は子熊を守るため、人の気配にすぐ気づいた。

The mother bear quickly noticed the presence of people in order to protect her cub.

熊手 くまで
祖父は庭の落ち葉を熊手で集めた。

My grandfather gathered the fallen leaves in the garden with a rake.

白熊 しろくま
白熊は氷の上で静かに獲物を待っている。

The polar bear is waiting quietly for its prey on the ice.

北極 ほっきょく
北極には白熊が住んでいる

Polar bears live in the North Pole.

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