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白熊

白熊

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 bear; to scold; to rebuke
simp. and trad.
(白熊) 		白 熊

Noun

白熊

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 熊
しろ
Grade: 1 		くま
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

白 ‎(shiro, “white”) +‎ 熊 ‎(kuma, “bear”).[1][2] Compare Chinese 白熊, Korean 흰곰 ‎(huin-gom), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally mean “white bear”.

Pronunciation

Noun

白熊 ‎(hiragana しろくま, katakana シロクマ, romaji shirokuma)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Etymology

白 ‎(“white”) +‎ 熊 ‎(“bear”). Compare Japanese 白熊 ‎(shirokuma), Korean 흰곰 ‎(huin-gom), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally means “white bear”.

Pronunciation

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