熊（くま）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: bear
Example sentences
- 山で熊を見て、とても驚いた。 — I was very surprised to see a bear in the mountains.
- 熊は冬の間、長く眠る。 — Bears sleep for a long time during winter.
Idioms & proverbs containing “熊”
- 欲の熊鷹股裂く (よくのくまたかまたさく) — avarice brings doom upon oneself; grasp all, lose all; the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)
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