Where does “” come from?

熊 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese くま, from Old Korean 고마 — bear.

(Japanese): a bear; a bear, an otter

Definitions

  1. a bear; a bear, an otter

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseくま
2Old Korean고마bear

Words derived from “

Every word from Old Korean 고마Every word from Old Japanese くま