Onyomi: シン, チン · Kunyomi: まくら · Meanings: pillow
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 枕 | まくら | pillow, bolster | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 枕投げ | まくらなげ | pillow fight | Noun |
| 枕元 | まくらもと | bedside, near one's pillow | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 枕詞 | まくらことば | pillow word, decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature | Noun |
| 枕絵 | まくらえ | erotic picture | Noun |
| 枕木 | まくらぎ | (railway) sleeper, (railroad) tie, crosstie | Noun |
| 枕草子 | まくらのそうし | The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon) | Noun |
| 枕状溶岩 | まくらじょうようがん | pillow lava | Noun |
| 枕営業 | まくらえいぎょう | trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.) | Noun |
| 枕叩き | まくらたたき | pillow fight | Noun |
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