浣熊
Chinese edit
to wash | bear | ||
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trad. (浣熊) | 浣 | 熊 | |
simp. #(浣熊) | 浣 | 熊 | |
Literally: “wash-bear”. |
Etymology edit
Calque of New Latin Ursus lotor, from its habit of washing its food.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
浣熊
- raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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浣 | 熊 |
あら(い) Hyōgaiji |
くま > ぐま Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 浣熊 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 浣熊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |