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熊 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ユウ  ·  Kunyomi: くま  ·  Meanings: bear

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Unicode: 718A Strokes: 14
JLPT N1
Meanings
bear
Onyomi
ユウ
Kunyomi
くま
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
くま bear (any mammal of family Ursidae) common Noun
熊手 くまで rake, fork, bamboo rake Noun
熊本県立大学 くまもとけんりつだいがく Prefectural University of Kumamoto Noun
熊本県 くまもとけん Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū) Noun
熊本県立美術館 くまもとけんりつびじゅつかん Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art Noun
熊本大学 くまもとだいがく Kumamoto University Noun
熊本学園大学 くまもとがくえんだいがく Kumamoto Gakuen University Noun
熊の子貝 くまのこがい Chlorostoma xanthostigma (species of sea snail) Noun
熊の胆 くまのい dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine) Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
熊襲 くまそ Kumaso (ancient Japanese people who lived in southern Kyushu) Noun
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