樋熊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
樋	熊
ひ Jinmeiyō	くま > ぐま Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

樋 (hi, “water pipe”) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”). The kanji is ateji (当て字).

Noun

樋(ひ)熊(ぐま) or 樋熊(ヒグマ) • (higuma) 

1. Alternative spelling of 羆 (“brown bear”)