Kodiak bear; Alaskan brown bear
Refers specifically to the subspecies Ursus arctos middendorffi, a large brown bear native to the Kodiak Archipelago and coastal Alaska.
The Kodiak bear is one of the largest land carnivores in the world.
Katakana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 羆 (ひぐま) is rare and may not be widely recognized.
Compound of アラスカ (Alaska) and ヒグマ (brown bear).