枕
- On
- ちん;しん
- Kun
- まくら
- Stroke count
- 8
・pillow
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “枕”
枕
まくら
pillow; bolster
Example sentence
He laid his head on the pillow.
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枕
まくら
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story);lead-in
枕詞
まくらことば
pillow word
枕絵
まくらえ
erotic picture
枕詞
まくらことば
preface;introduction
枕草紙
まくらぞうし
private diary;pillow book
枕叩き
まくらたたき
pillow fight
枕流漱石
ちんりゅうそうせき
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
枕団子
まくらだんご
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
枕籍
ちんせき
bedding;bed
枕を濡らす
まくらをぬらす
to cry in bed;to cry oneself to sleep;to weep secretly in bed
枕営業
まくらえいぎょう
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
枕捜し
まくらさがし
bedroom theft or thief
枕カバー
まくらカバー
pillowcase
枕木
まくらぎ
(railway) sleeper;(railroad) tie;crosstie
枕銭
まくらぜに
pillow money;pillow tip;tip left by the pillow for the room maid
枕状溶岩
まくらじょうようがん
pillow lava
枕辺
まくらべ
bedside
枕草子
まくらのそうし
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
枕返し
まくらがえし
makuragaeshi
枕飯
まくらめし
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
枕を交わす
まくらをかわす
to sleep together (for a man and a woman);to make love
枕を高くして寝る
まくらをたかくしてねる
to sleep in peace;to sleep without fear
枕飾り
まくらかざり
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
枕屏風
まくらびょうぶ
bed(side) screen
枕を高くして眠る
まくらをたかくしてねむる
to sleep in peace;to sleep without fear
枕席
ちんせき
bedding;bed
枕芸者
まくらげいしゃ
(untalented) geisha who sells sex
枕頭
ちんとう
bedside
枕元
まくらもと
bedside;near one's pillow
枕投げ
まくらなげ
pillow fight
枕経
まくらぎょう
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person;pillow sutra
枕芸者
まくらげいしゃ
geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
枕返し
まくらがえし
changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body)
枕草紙
まくらぞうし
book of erotic pictures
枕籍
ちんせき
to sleep together in the same bed
枕籍
ちんせき
to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow
枕返し
まくらがえし
acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
枕籍
ちんせき
to sleep together using books as a pillow
枕探し
まくらさがし
bedroom theft or thief
枕草紙
まくらそうし
private diary;pillow book
枕状溶岩
ちんじょうようがん
pillow lava
枕藝者
まくらげいしゃ
(untalented) geisha who sells sex
枕言葉
まくらことば
pillow word
枕銭
まくらせん
pillow money;pillow tip;tip left by the pillow for the room maid
枕籍
ちんしゃ
bedding;bed
枕草紙
まくらそうし
book of erotic pictures
枕藝者
まくらげいしゃ
geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
枕言葉
まくらことば
preface;introduction
枕籍
ちんしゃ
to sleep together in the same bed