浣熊

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Chinese

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to wash bear
trad. (浣熊)
simp. #(浣熊)
Literally: “wash-bear”.
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Etymology

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Calque of New Latin Ursus lotor, from its habit of washing its food.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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浣熊

  1. raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あら(い)
Hyōgai
くま > ぐま
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 浣熊 – see the following entry.
洗熊あらいぐま
[noun] a raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)
Alternative spellings
洗い熊, アライグマ
(This term, 浣熊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)