Info on the Kanji 枕 | What's a Kanji? |
| pillow | |
| onyomi | |
| kunyomi | makura |
| stroke count | 8 |
| grade | s |
| jlpt level | NN |
| Example words with 枕 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 枕まくら makura | pillow / bolster / introduction / lead-in |
| 仮枕かりまくら kari makura | nap |
| 歌枕うたまくら uta makura | oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry |
| 開枕かいまくら kai makura | bringing out the pillows and futon / sleeping |
| 括枕かつまくら katsu makura | pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material |
| 菊枕きくまくら kiku makura | pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals |
| 高枕たかまくら taka makura | high pillow |
| 新枕しんまくら shin makura | bridal bed |
| 水枕みずまくら mizumakura | water-filled pillow |
| 草枕くさまくら kusa makura | overnight stay when traveling / sleeping on grass in an open field |
| 帯枕おびまくら obi makura | oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller |
| 陶枕とうまくら tou makura | porcelain pillow |
| 独枕どくまくら doku makura | lonely in bed |
| 波枕なみまくら nami makura | sleeping while on a sea voyage / falling asleep to the sound of the ocean |
| 箱枕はこまくら hako makura | pillow encased in a box |
| 箸枕はしまくら hashi makura | chopstick rest |
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| Example Sentences with 枕 |
| けいこは枕に顔をうずめて泣いた。 二つ折りにしたクッションを枕代わりに、僕はフローリングの上にカーペットを敷いただけの固い床へと横になる。 予備の枕をください。 枕を下さい。 |
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