Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 3
くま > ぐま
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (hana, nose) +‎ (kuma, bear). The kuma changes to guma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はな)(ぐま) or 鼻熊(ハナグマ) (hanaguma

  1. coati

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN