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熊 = 能 + 灬
熊 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bear”. It is built from 能 (ability) and 灬 (fire radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2159.
- Keyword
- bear
- RTK frame
- 2159
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ユウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- медведь
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 熊 a bear
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 熊 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ability” + “fire radical”. 熊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 熊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.