kuma

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Translation

kuma means "Bear" in English.

kuma written with kanji is 熊.
This is a jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.

kuma written with katakana is クマ.
kuma written with hiragana is くま.

Romaji	ku	ma
Hiragana	く	ま
Katakana	ク	マ
Kanji	熊
School Level	中

What kuma looks like. — Photo

Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: クマ (Bear)

anaguma 穴熊, araiguma 洗い熊, oo-kumaneko 大熊猫, kumaneko 熊猫, komoriguma 子守熊, shou-kumaneko 小熊猫, nekokuma 猫熊.