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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 枕

    枕

    枕まくら

    pillow

    KMT10Freq #2084Daily LifeHome & HousingKanji8 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    まくら

    On'yomi

    チンシン

    pillow

    木冘

    木
    冖
    丿
    儿

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    Concepts using this kanji

    枕

    pillow

    枕団子

    small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased

    低反発枕

    memory foam pillow

    空気枕

    air cushion

    枕営業

    trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)

    枕元

    bedside

    手枕

    using one's arm as a pillow

    北枕

    lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)

    枕芸者

    (untalented) geisha who sells sex

    水枕

    water-filled pillow

    木枕

    wooden pillow

    枕木

    (railway) sleeper

    高枕

    high pillow

    枕投げ

    pillow fight

    首枕

    neck pillow

    枕草子

    The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)

    新枕

    bridal bed

    枕経

    sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person

    開枕

    bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism)

    枕を交わす

    to sleep together (for a man and a woman)

    独枕

    lonely in bed

    枕辺

    bedside

    枕席

    bedding

    夢枕に立つ

    to appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)

    枕を高くして寝る

    to sleep in peace

    種枕

    caruncle

    枕捜し

    bedroom theft or thief

    枕を高くして眠る

    to sleep in peace

    枕草紙

    private diary

    歌枕

    place that is often written about in waka poetry

    枕返し

    makuragaeshi

    枕状溶岩

    pillow lava

    帯枕

    oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

    波枕

    sleeping while on a sea voyage

    枕頭

    bedside

    旅枕

    sleeping away from home

    抱き枕

    body pillow

    石に枕し流れに漱ぐ

    to live freely in the wilderness

    枕流漱石

    sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong

    漱石枕流

    sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong

    石に漱ぎ流れに枕す

    to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong

    仮枕

    nap

    草枕

    overnight stay when traveling (travelling)

    括り枕

    pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material

    夢枕

    at the bedside where one dreams

    枕銭

    pillow money

    枕飯

    cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased

    矢枕

    thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

    枕籍

    bedding

    腕枕

    using one's arms as a pillow

    菊枕

    pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)

    氷枕

    cooling pillow (often rubber)

    枕屏風

    bed(side) screen

    籠枕

    pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

    枕飾り

    temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person

    箱枕

    pillow with a box-shaped wooden base

    肘枕

    resting one's head on one's arm or elbow

    陶枕

    porcelain pillow (used in summer)

    アイス枕

    ice pillow

    枕カバー

    pillowcase

    蛸の枕

    Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)

    袖枕

    using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow

    枕叩き

    pillow fight

    枕絵

    erotic picture

    枕詞

    pillow word

    箸枕

    chopstick rest

    膝枕

    laying one's head in someone's lap

    楫枕

    voyage

    枕を濡らす

    to cry in bed

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 儿
    • 冖
    • 木

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    • 仮枕
    • 歌枕
    • 独枕
    • 氷枕
    • 枕
    • 枕辺
    • 北枕
    • 枕捜し
    • 腕枕
    • 空気枕
    • 肘枕
    • 手枕
    • 膝枕
    • 水枕
    • 括り枕
    • 箱枕
    • 枕元
    • 枕木
    • 枕屏風
    • 枕席
    • 枕絵
    • 枕詞
    • 枕頭
    • 夢枕
    • 波枕
    • 高枕
    • 草枕
    • 旅枕
    • 新枕
    • 枕投げ
    • 枕流漱石
    • 漱石枕流
    • 楫枕
    • 枕草子
    • 夢枕に立つ
    • 石に漱ぎ流れに枕す
    • 帯枕
    • 箸枕
    • 枕草紙
    • 枕カバー
    • 枕銭
    • 枕籍
    • 枕芸者
    • 籠枕
    • 菊枕
    • 開枕
    • 枕経
    • 枕を高くして眠る
    • 枕叩き
    • 陶枕
    • アイス枕
    • 抱き枕
    • 枕を交わす
    • 枕営業
    • 木枕
    • 袖枕
    • 低反発枕
    • 枕飯
    • 枕団子
    • 枕飾り
    • 枕返し
    • 枕状溶岩
    • 矢枕
    • 枕を濡らす
    • 首枕
    • 種枕
    • 石に枕し流れに漱ぐ
    • 枕を高くして寝る
    • 蛸の枕

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