熊本县 Traditional form: 熊本縣 Pinyin (reading): Xióngběnxiàn Definitions: Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan Characters: 熊 - a bear; brilliant; surname 本 - root, origin, source; basis 县 - county, district, subdivision Traditional characters: 熊 - a bear; brilliant; surname 本 - root, origin, source; basis 縣 - county, district, subdivision