小熊

小熊

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bear; to scold; to rebuke
simp. and trad. (小熊)		小	熊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoxióng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎoxióng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosyóng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

小熊

1. little bear

Proper noun

小熊

1. Pooh

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	熊
こ Grade: 1	くま > ぐま Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こぐま [kògúmá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

小熊 (hiragana こぐま, rōmaji koguma)

1. (literally) a small bear
2. Alternative spelling of 子熊 (“bear cub”)

See also

• こぐま座 (ざ) (Kogumaza)