Entry
  1. Noun

    polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

    Usually written using kana alonesee シロクマ

    実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の2倍のエネルギーを消費する。
    In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

north

Kun
きた
On
ホク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
153 of 2500
Radical
spoon
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きらほうほっほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
0a5.5The Kanji Dictionary
1111.0Four corner code
1256deroo
5317Unicode hex code
1-43-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
751Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
581New Nelson (John Haig)
197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
147Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
445Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
480Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
103A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
156Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2574Morohashi
205A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
73Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
139sakade
24Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
224henshall3
115Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
282crowley
42Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
231Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
454Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei3Pinyin reading
bug, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank

Kun
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる
On
キョクゴク
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
460 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.11The Kanji Dictionary
4191.4Four corner code
1872deroo
6975Unicode hex code
1-22-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2305Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2753New Nelson (John Haig)
1017New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
695Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
900Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2052Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
652A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1896Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
597Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15181Morohashi
464A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
336Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
382sakade
639Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
488henshall3
584Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
311crowley
679Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1100Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1922Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bear

Kun
くま
On
ユウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1105 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (25)
CodeReference
2-10-4SKIP code
4d10.6The Kanji Dictionary
2233.1, 2133.1Four corner code
2740deroo
718aUnicode hex code
1-23-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2791Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3468New Nelson (John Haig)
2848New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3530Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1823Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2479Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2003Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2159Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1148A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2410Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1987Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19294Morohashi
2149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
389Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2022Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiong2Pinyin reading
ungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level