Japanese Word of the Day
熊くま - kuma
bear
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 熊 |
| 1. n. (from 712) a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae) |
| 2. n. (from 1701) (slang) hairiness in general; q, more specifically a bear, an otter (a hairy man, especially one who is gay) |
| 3. n. (???) (theater) standing room only audience members in the pit q, from the way the standing section would often have a metal railing or fence separating it, resembling a bear cage |
| 4. n. Usage: As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as クマ |
| 5. prefix. (from 712) (prefixed to other nouns for animals or plants to indicate large size or great strength, relative to other varieties) |
Pronunciation
kuma
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