Meaning of 北極熊 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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北極熊
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Kana Readingほっきょくぐま, ホッキョクグマ
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Romajihokkyokuguma, hokkyokuguma
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
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Example Sentences
北極熊, ほっきょくぐま, ホッキョクグマ used in context
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北極熊は極地の氷原に住んでいるのだが、生息地を失い、絶滅するであろう。
The polar bear, which lives on the polar ice-cap, will lose its home and die out.
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北極熊は、生きていくために体を適温に保ち、数日か数ヶ月もあくかもしれない食事の間持ちこたえられるだけの十分なエネルギーを蓄えねばならない。
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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Take a moment to imagine what the polar bear's environment is like.
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実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の２倍のエネルギーを消費する。
In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
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この氷結と氷解のパターンが、北極熊の主な獲物であるアザラシの分布と数に影響を与えるのだ。
Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
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poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
On: キョク, ゴク
Kun: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み, き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる
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