• 熊くま — bear
• 熊手くまで — rake (tool shaped like a bear's paw)
• 熊川くまがわ — Kuma River
• 熊猫パンダ — panda (lit. bear-cat)
• 熊胆ゆうたん — bear bile (used in traditional medicine)

熊 combines the elements for "bear" (meaning component) and 炎 simplified to 灬 (flames). The sound comes from 能 (now simplified). The full character expresses a bear as a living creature with strength and warmth.

山やまで 熊くまを見みたことがありますか？
Have you ever seen a bear in the mountains?

熊手くまでは 福ふくを集あつめる縁起物えんぎものです。
Kumade (rake) is a lucky charm used to collect fortune.

動物園どうぶつえんで 熊くまが 寝ねていました。
The bear was sleeping at the zoo.

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