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枕まくら
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Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. pillow; bolster
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Other spellings
まくら
Kanji used
枕pillow
Pitch accent
まくら
Used in vocabulary
枕まくら詞ことば
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
Noun
空くう気き枕まくら
air cushion
Noun
括くくり枕まくら
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
Noun
枕まくら屏びょう風ぶ
bed(side) screen
Noun
枕まくら投なげ
pillow fight
Noun
枕まくら草そう紙し
book of erotic pictures
Noun
枕まくら草ぞう紙し
book of erotic pictures
Noun
枕まくら芸げい者しゃ
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
Noun
枕まくら叩たたき
pillow fight
Noun
枕まくら営えい業ぎょう
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
Noun
低てい反はん発ぱつ枕まくら
memory foam pillow
Noun
枕まくら団だん子ご
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
Noun
Examples13
He laid his head on the pillow.
She sleeps with two pillows.
Can I get a pillow?
I like Japanese rice pillows; they are good for my neck.
I need an extra pillow.
An ideal pillow is available from a mail-order house.