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熊

Readings

Kana: ユウ、くま
Romaji: yuu, kuma
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

bear

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  1105
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-10-4
Korean Reading:  ung
Chinese Reading:  xiong2
Unicode:  718a
JIS:  3727

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2848
Nelson Index: 2791
New Nelson Index: 3468
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d10.6
Four Corner Index: 2133.1
Gakken Index: 1148
Japanese Names Index: 2410
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19294
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0495
Remembering the kanji Index: 2003
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1823
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2479
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2022
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2159
Essential Kanji Index: 1987
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3530
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2740

Words

熊 (くま)
bear (animal)
穴熊 (あなぐま、あなくま、アナグマ)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
白熊 (はぐま)
yak tail hair
熊羆 (ゆうひ)
bear; valiant person
熊蜂 (くまばち、クマバチ)
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
小熊 (こぐま)
small bear; bear cub
白熊 (しろくま、シロクマ)
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
熊猫 (くまねこ)
panda
熊本県 (くまもとけん)
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
アメリカ熊 (アメリカぐま、アメリカグマ)
American black bear (Ursus americanus)
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