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熊 means 'bear'
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See why the Japanese fear bears and how to prevent attacks. Find out why various bear names contain 月 (moon), 赤 (red), 白 (white), 灰色 (gray), 袋 (pouch), and 猫 (cat), while combining 熊 with 洗 (washing) or 穴 (hole) produces names of animals that aren’t even bears. Learn about Ainu rituals with bears, as well as the sacred Kumano region and an ancient people who may be mythical.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 熊 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 熊 is used 63 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 form, examples and links)
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くま
(read as ぐま)
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An additional 12 less common words include 熊 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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