rake; bamboo rake
A traditional Japanese rake, often made of bamboo, used for gathering leaves or as a lucky charm for business prosperity.
庭の落ち葉を熊手で集めた。
I gathered the fallen leaves in the garden with a rake.
I bought a lucky rake at the Tori-no-Ichi fair.
midwife (archaic, derogatory)
greediness; avariciousness
Compound of 熊 (くま, 'bear') and 手 (て, 'hand'), from the resemblance of the rake's shape to a bear's paw.