EntryCommonWaniKani 35
  1. Noun

    polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

    Usually written using kana alonesee ホッキョクグマ

    シロクマは北極地方に住んでいる。
    Polar bears live in the Arctic.

Also written 白くま【しろくま】

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Characters in this word

2
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white

Kun
しろ、しら-、しろ.い
On
ハク、ビャク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
483 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あき、か、はっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
4c1.3The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
878deroo
767dUnicode hex code
1-39-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3095Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3863New Nelson (John Haig)
3493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4305Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
79Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22678Morohashi
65A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
205Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37sakade
73Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
53henshall3
46Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
242crowley
44Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1362Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
37Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bai2Pinyin reading
baeg, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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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