| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 枕 | まくら | マクラ |
Pronunciation: makura
How to Say It Outloud: Ma-ku-ra
Usage: Commonly used to refer to a cushion or pad (such as a pillow) used for resting one's head while sleeping.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼はふかふかの枕で眠るのが好きです。
彼はふかふかの枕で眠るのが好きです。Example Sentence English:He likes to sleep with a fluffy pillow.
He likes to sleep with a fluffy pillow.Dictionary
枕まくらCommon wordjlpt-n2
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- pillow; bolster
Noun, used as a suffix
- introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
- Pillow
茵しとね
Noun- cushion; pillow; mattress
- Shitone
ピローピロー
Noun- pillow
枕投げまくらなげ
Noun- pillow fight
- Makura-Nage
枕銭まくらぜに
Noun- pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
抱き枕だきまくら
Noun- body pillow; hug pillow
- Dakimakura
枕元まくらもと
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- bedside; near one's pillow
枕詞まくらことば
Noun- pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
- preface; introduction
- Makurakotoba
枕草子まくらのそうし
Noun- The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
- The Pillow Book
軸受けじくうけ
Noun- bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
枕状溶岩まくらじょうようがん
Noun- pillow lava
- Chinjouyougan
木枕きまくら
Noun- wooden pillow
- Komakura
ピローマネーピローマネー
Noun- pillow money; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
括り枕くくりまくら
Noun- pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
箱枕はこまくら
Noun- pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
寝物語ねものがたり
Noun- pillow talk; conversation in bed
- bedtime story
枕叩きまくらたたき
Noun- pillow fight
菊枕きくまくら
Noun- pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
籠枕かごまくら
Noun- pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
高枕たかまくら
Noun- high pillow
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