Keyword
bear
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig2159
Readings
くま
(89%)
ぐま
(10%)
Composed of
ability
fire sparks
Mnemonic

Do bears have the ability to spew fire sparks from their mouths and set the ground on fire? Of course not. But if they did... that would indeed be scary.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
brown bear
Used in vocabulary (114 in total)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Examples (35 in total)
A bear appeared there.
But bears aren't the only thing I'm worried about.
I managed to climb up the tree before the bear caught up with me.
It might be a bear's den.
It is said that the rate of bear appearances is high this winter.
Kumamoto Castle is very beautiful in cherry blossom season.
No one noticed the bear's appearance.
The bear ran after me.
Did you see the bear?
I'm afraid of bears.
A bear can climb trees.
Are there any bears around here?
The fox and the bear lived together.
Suddenly a bear appeared before us.
They found the track of a bear in the snow.
That old man was sound asleep when the bear came.
She froze at the sight of the bear.
The hunter followed the bear's tracks.
The hunter shot a bear.
Tom shot a bear.
The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
Tom shot and killed a bear.
Wounded bears are usually very dangerous.
The bear began tearing at the tent.
Bears hibernate.
Koalas aren't bears.
Tony has lived in Kumamoto since last year.
One is in Kumamoto and the other in Tokyo.
Bears can climb trees.
The bear is quite tame and doesn't bite.
If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
Bears love the smell of kerosene.
Is the grizzly the largest bear in the world?
Kumamoto Prefecture's capital is Kumamoto City.
I plan to go to Kumamoto tomorrow to see Mr. Aoi.