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bear
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingユウ
Kun readingくま

Meanings

  1. bearRtK
  1. bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

Synonyms

ベア

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ability · elbow · moon () · month () · flesh () · part of the body () · spoon () · sitting on the ground · oven-fire () · barbecue ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2159

Compound words

彼は小を連れ去り、振り返らずに山を駆け上がった。
He took her cubs, and ran up the mountain without looking back.tatoeba
彼はが現れたとき必死で走った。
He ran for his life when the bear appeared.tatoeba
突然が私たちの前にあらわれた。
Suddenly a bear appeared before us.tatoeba
突然のの出現に子供たちは死んだふりをした。
At the sudden appearance of a bear, the kids made believe they were dead.tatoeba

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