# 熊 — bear (animal)

熊 means “bear (animal)”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes.  Kun'yomi: くま (kuma). You'll see it in words such as 熊 (kuma, “bear”).

- Meaning: bear (animal)
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: くま (kuma)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Animals

## How to remember 熊

Parts: 能 ability · 灬 fire

## Words with 熊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 熊 | くま (kuma) | bear |

## Don't confuse it with

[態](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attitude/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

## More in the “Animals” set

[象](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/) · [馬](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/) · [羽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/feather/) · [鹿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deer/) · [熊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/) · [鳴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chirp/) · [虫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/. Last updated 2026-11-01.