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Kanji Detail for 熊 - "bear, strong, brave"

熊

  • Meaning

    熊 means "bear, strong, brave."

    1. Bear - A large, powerful mammal.

    2. Strong - Possessing great strength.

    3. Brave - Courageous; fearless.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a bear; brilliant; bright; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xiong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a bear; brilliant; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A fierce beast name. Lives in cold regions. Fur is either yellow or black. Below the head there is white fur shaped like a crescent moon. Feet are thick and large. Front legs are short, rear legs are long. Can climb trees. Its paws can be eaten, called 熊掌 (bear paw). Its gallbladder can be used medicinally. Both are precious. | 熊熊. Fire light. | 熊羆 (bear and grizzly). Refers to brave warriors. Hence soldiers are also called 熊羆. | Anciently it was said that dreaming of bears meant one would have a son. Hence congratulating someone on having a son is called 夢熊有兆.
  • Onyomitip

    yu(ゆ) ゆ

  • Kunyomitip

    kuma(くま) くま

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords
    bear animal mammal strong powerful fierce brave courageous wild nature forest mountain Kumamoto protective mother nurturing hibernate fur large formidable

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