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    3. 熊

    熊

    熊くま

    bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

    KMT7News #13+1CoreRef L1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    くまクマ

    Noun

    1.
    bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    動どう物ぶつ園えんで大おおきな熊くまを見みた。

    I saw a big bear at the zoo.

    KMT4AnimalsDaily Life
    山やまで熊くまに遭そう遇ぐうしないよう、鈴すずをつけて歩あるいた。

    I walked with a bell so as not to encounter a bear in the mountains.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    冬とう眠みんする熊くまは、秋あきのうちにたくさんの食たべ物ものを蓄たくわえる。

    Bears that hibernate store a lot of food during the autumn.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    北ほっ海かい道どうにはヒグマが生せい息そくしており、登と山ざん時じには注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Brown bears inhabit Hokkaido, so caution is necessary when hiking.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅのパンダは、中ちゅう国ごくの山さん岳がく地ち帯たいに生せい息そくする熊くまの一いっ種しゅだ。

    The endangered panda is a type of bear that inhabits the mountainous regions of China.

    KMT8AnimalsNature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    熊
    くま…(1)
    bear
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