pillow
On'yomi (音読み)
- チン
- シン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まくら
About this kanji
The kanji 「枕」 (まくら) primarily means "pillow" and is used mostly as a noun. It refers to the cushion you place your head on while sleeping. There are several interesting compounds with this kanji. For instance, 「枕絵」 (まくらえ) means "erotic picture," while 「枕詞」 (まくらことば) refers to a "pillow word," which is a poetic device used in Japanese poetry. Another example is 「仮枕」 (かりまくら), meaning "nap." It's worth noting that this kanji often appears in contexts related to rest, sleep, or dreams, reflecting its essential role in a good night's sleep.
Example sentences
新しい枕で寝やすくなった。
I can sleep better with the new pillow.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pillow
- Tiếng Việt
- gối
- 日本語
- 枕
- 한국어
- 베개
- 中文
- 枕头
- id
- bantal
- th
- หมอน
- es
- almohada
- fr
- oreiller
- de
- Kissen
- pt
- travesseiro
Common compounds
- 枕絵erotic picture
- 枕詞pillow word, decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature, preface
- 仮枕nap
- 歌枕place that is often written about in waka poetry, oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
- 独枕lonely in bed
- 氷枕cooling pillow (often rubber)
- 北枕lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping), brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
- 枕辺bedside
Words using this kanji
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