鼻熊

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 3
くま > ぐま
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (hana, nose) +‎ (kuma, bear). The kuma changes to guma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(はな)(ぐま) or 鼻熊(ハナグマ) (hanaguma

  1. coati

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN