熊四手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熊 四 手
くま
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 1 		て > で
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

熊(くま) (kuma, “bear”) + 四手(しで) (shide, “zigzag paper streamer, hornbeam”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ma̠ɕide̞]

Noun

熊(くま)四(し)手(で) or 熊四手(クマシデ) • (kumashide) 

  1. Japanese hornbeam, Carpinus japonica

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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