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枕 — Kanji · 8 strokes
pillow
- On
- チン · シン
- Kun
- まくら
Jōyō · secondary school #2084 most frequent in newspapers
Words starting with 枕
枕pillow · bolster · introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)枕詞pillow word · decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature · preface枕絵erotic picture枕辺bedside枕元bedside · near one's pillow枕木(railway) sleeper · (railroad) tie · crosstie枕席bedding · bed枕頭bedside
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枕銭pillow money · pillow tip · tip left by the pillow for the room maid枕籍bedding · bed · to sleep together in the same bed枕経sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person · pillow sutra枕飯cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased枕崎Makurazaki枕瀬Makurase枕木Makuragi枕野Makurano枕捜しbedroom theft or thief枕屏風bed(side) screen枕投げpillow fight枕草子The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)枕草紙private diary · pillow book · book of erotic pictures枕芸者(untalented) geisha who sells sex · geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers枕叩きpillow fight枕営業trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
Words containing 枕
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)腕枕using one's arms as a pillow空気枕air cushion肘枕resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
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手枕using one's arm as a pillow · resting one's head on one's arm膝枕laying one's head in someone's lap · using someone's lap for a pillow水枕water-filled pillow括り枕pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material箱枕pillow with a box-shaped wooden base波枕sleeping while on a sea voyage · falling asleep to the sound of the ocean夢枕at the bedside where one dreams高枕high pillow草枕overnight stay when traveling (travelling) · sleeping on grass in an open field旅枕sleeping away from home新枕bridal bed漱石枕流sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong楫枕voyage夢枕に立つto appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)石に漱ぎ流れに枕すto refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong · to rinse one's mouth with a rock and rest one's head in a river帯枕oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller箸枕chopstick rest籠枕pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)菊枕pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)開枕bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism) · sleeping陶枕porcelain pillow (used in summer)アイス枕ice pillow抱き枕body pillow · hug pillow木枕wooden pillow袖枕using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow低反発枕memory foam pillow
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