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北極熊

Readings

Kana: ほっきょくぐま、ホッキョクグマ
Romaji: hokkyokuguma, hokkyokuguma
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 白熊

Kanji

北
Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
極
Readings: キョク、 ゴク、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる
Meanings: poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
熊
Readings: ユウ、 くま
Meaning: bear

Example Sentences

北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)の環境(かんきょう)がどのようなものか、ちょっと想像(そうぞう)してほしい。
➥Take a moment to imagine what the polar bear's environment is like.
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この氷結(ひょうけつ)と氷解(ひょうかい)のパターンが、北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)の主(おも)な獲物(えもの)であるアザラシの分布(ぶんぷ)と数(かず)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えるのだ。
➥Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
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北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)は、生(い)きていくために体(からだ)を適温(てきおん)に保(たも)ち、数(すう)日(にち)か数(すう)ヶ月(かげつ)もあくかもしれない食事(しょくじ)の間(ま)持(も)ちこたえられるだけの十分(じゅうぶん)なエネルギーを蓄(たくわ)えねばならない。
➥To survive, the polar bear must keep its body at the right temperature and store enough energy to last between meals that could be a few days or a few months apart.
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北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)は極地(きょくち)の氷原(ひょうげん)に住(す)んでいるのだが、生息地(せいそくち)を失(うしな)い、絶滅(ぜつめつ)するであろう。
➥The polar bear, which lives on the polar ice-cap, will lose its home and die out.
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実(み)のところ、いかなるスピードで移動(いどう)するにせよ、北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)は他(た)のおおかたの哺乳(ほにゅう)動物(どうぶつ)の２倍(ばい)のエネルギーを消費(しょうひ)する。
➥In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
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