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熊

bear
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingユウ
Kun readingくま
JōyōGrade 4
  1. bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

熊手くまで
rake
熊本県くまもとけん
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
穴熊あなぐま
badger
小熊のプーさんこぐまのプーさん
Winnie the Pooh
北極熊ほっきょくぐま
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
黒熊くろくま
black bear
洗い熊あらいぐま
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 熊

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