Moto 枕: PillowKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チン、シン
- Kun'yomi
- まくら
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 74 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チン・シン)
- 枕席ちんせきbedding; bed
- 枕流漱石ちんりゅうそうせきsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
- 枕状溶岩ちんじょうようがんpillow lava
- 枕籍ちんせきbedding; bed
- 枕藉ちんせきbedding; bed
- 枕頭ちんとうbedside
- 漱石枕流そうせきちんりゅうsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 枕まくらpillow; bolster
- 枕絵まくらえerotic picture
- 枕詞まくらことばpillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
- くくり枕くくりまくらpillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
- アイス枕アイスまくらice pillow
- 仮枕かりまくらnap
- 北枕きたまくらlying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
- 夢枕ゆめまくらat the bedside where one dreams
- 夢枕に立つゆめまくらにたつto appear in one's dream
- 帯枕おびまくらoval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
- 手枕てまくらusing one's arm for a pillow
- 抱き枕だきまくらbody pillow; hug pillow
- 括り枕くくりまくらpillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
- 新枕にいまくらbridal bed
- 旅枕たびまくらsleeping away from home
- 木枕きまくらwooden pillow
- 枕たたきまくらたたきpillow fight
- 枕の草子まくらのそうしThe Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
- 枕もとまくらもとbedside; near one's pillow
- 枕を交わすまくらをかわすto sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
- 枕を高くして眠るまくらをたかくしてねむるto sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
- 枕カバーまくらカバーpillowcase
- 枕元まくらもとbedside; near one's pillow
- 枕叩きまくらたたきpillow fight
- 枕営業まくらえいぎょうtrading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
- 枕団子まくらだんごsmall sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
- 枕屏風まくらびょうぶbed(side) screen
- 枕投げまくらなげpillow fight
- 枕捜しまくらさがしbedroom theft or thief
- 枕探しまくらさがしbedroom theft or thief
- 枕木まくらぎsleeper; railroad tie
- 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(untalented) geisha who sells sex
- 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; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
- 枕許まくらもとbedside; near one's pillow
- 枕辺まくらべbedside
- 枕返しまくらがえしmakuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night
- 枕銭まくらぜにpillow money; pillow tip
- 枕飯まくらめしcooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
- 枕飾りまくらかざりtemporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
- 楫枕かじまくらvoyage
- 歌枕うたまくらplace that is often written about in waka poetry
- 水枕みずまくらwater-filled pillow
- 氷枕こおりまくらice pillow
- 波枕なみまくらsleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
- 矢枕やまくらthumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
Other readings
- 低反発枕ていはんぱつまくらmemory foam pillow
- 抱枕だきまくらbody pillow; hug pillow
- 括枕くくりまくらpillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
- 枕草子まくらのそうしThe Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
- 枕草紙まくらのそうしThe Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
- 独枕ひとりまくらlonely in bed
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