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アメリカクロクマ (あめりかくろくま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アメリカクロクマ

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Meanings

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noun

American black bear

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Ursus americanus, the black bear native to North America.

アメリカクロクマは北ほく米べいに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。
The American black bear is widely distributed in North America.
キャンプ場じょうでアメリカクロクマに遭

そう

遇ぐう

し

た

。

We encountered an American black bear at the campsite.

Written forms

アメリカクロクマ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this animal name.
アメリカくろくま
Hiragana variant; less common than katakana but still used.
アメリカ黒くろ熊くま
Kanji spelling is possible but rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

黒black
熊bear

Similar words

ツキノワグマ
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), native to Japan and other parts of Asia, distinguished by a white crescent on its chest.
ヒグマ
The brown bear (Ursus arctos), larger and found in Hokkaido; not the same as the American black bear.

Etymology

From アメリカ (America) + クロクマ (black bear). A straightforward compound naming the species by its geographic origin and common English name.