| 2853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1020 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 19925 | Morohashi |
| 826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2551 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2608 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牝馬 【ヒンバ】 mare, filly
- 牝鷄 【ヒンケイ】 hen
Kun reading compounds
- 雌 【めす】 female (animal, plant)
- メス犬 【メスいぬ】 bitch, female dog
- 雌 【めす】 female (animal, plant)
- 雌鳥 【めんどり】 female bird, hen
Readings
- Korean:
- bin
Spanish
- hembra
- femenino
Portuguese
French
| 2456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2151.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 725d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |