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    3. 白熊

    白熊

    白しろ熊くま

    polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

    KMT10Ref L2NounAnimalsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    白くま

    しろくまシロクマ

    Noun

    1.
    polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    白しろ熊くまは寒さむい場ば所しょに住すんでいます。

    Polar bears live in cold places.

    KMT4AnimalsNature & Environment
    動どう物ぶつ園えんで白しろ熊くまが泳およいでいるのを見みた。

    I saw a polar bear swimming at the zoo.

    KMT5AnimalsDaily Life
    白しろ熊くまは優すぐれたハンターで、アザラシなどを捕ほ食しょくします。

    Polar bears are excellent hunters and prey on seals and other animals.

    KMT8AnimalsNature & Environment
    白しろ熊くまの毛けは実じっ際さいには透とう明めいで、光ひかりを反はん射しゃして白しろく見みえます。

    A polar bear's fur is actually transparent and reflects light, making it appear white.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かは白しろ熊くまの生せい息そく地ちを脅おびやかしています。

    Global warming is threatening the habitat of polar bears.

    KMT10AnimalsNature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    白
    しろ・しら-・しろ.い…(5)
    white
    熊
    くま…(1)
    bear
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