熊 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
- On
- ユウ
- Kun
- くま
- Meaning
- bear
Origin
Originally 能 meant 'bear'; 灬 (fire) was added beneath. It refers to the animal 'bear.'
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| くま | 熊 |
|---|
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 熊本くまもと
Kumamoto (place)
- 白熊しろくま
polar bear
Example
山で大きな熊を見ました。
I saw a big bear in the mountains.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)