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熊蜂

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Chinese

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bear; to scold; to rebuke bee; wasp
trad. (熊蜂)
simp. #(熊蜂)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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熊蜂

  1. bumblebee

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くま
Grade: 4
はち > ばち
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 クマバチ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(くま)(ばち) or 熊蜂(クマバチ) (kumabachi

  1. carpenter bee, bees of the species Xylocopa

Usage notes

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