月の輪熊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	輪	熊
つき Grade: 1	わ Grade: 4	くま > ぐま Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
月輪熊

Etymology

月の輪 (tsuki no wa, “full moon; ring representing the full moon; white area on the chest of the moon bear”) +‎ の (no, possessive/attributive marker) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つきのわぐま [tsùkínówáꜜgùmà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥kʲino̞β̞a̠ɡɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

月(つき)の輪(わ)熊(ぐま) or 月(ツキ)の輪熊(ワグマ) • (tsukinowaguma) 

1. a moon bear

Synonyms

• ヒマラヤ熊(グマ) (Himarayaguma)