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くま
kuma
Description
くまは、山や森にすむ大きくて力の強い動物です。
A くま is a large, strong animal that lives in mountains and forests.
「くま」は、あまり寝ていないときに目の下にできる黒い部分を言うこともあります。
"くま" can also refer to the dark area under the eyes when someone hasn't slept much.
Meanings
熊kuma
bear (the large forest animal)
山でくまを見て、とてもこわかったです。
I saw a bear in the mountains and was very scared.
隈kuma
dark circles under the eyes
ねむれなくて、目の下にくまができた。
I couldn't sleep and got dark circles under my eyes.
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Notes
- Nuance
The animal 熊 is usually written in kanji or katakana クマ; the eye-circle sense stays in kana.
- Etymology
目の下のくま likely from 隈 meaning a shaded or shadowed spot.
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