rake; bamboo rake
A traditional Japanese rake, often made of bamboo, used for gathering leaves or as a lucky charm for business prosperity.
I gathered the fallen leaves in the garden with a rake.
酉の市で縁起物の熊手を買った。
I bought a lucky rake at the Tori-no-Ichi fair.
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.