Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: bear
Kunyomi: くま
Onyomi: ユウ
Composition: 能 灬
Radical: 火
Meaning: fire
熊害 (ユウガイ) damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
熊掌 (ユウショウ) bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
熊 (くま) bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
熊手 (くまで) rake, fork, bamboo rake
蜂熊 (はちくま) crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
黒熊 (くろくま) black bear